Sunday 16th December 2012 - Weather Reports And Chat.

[Coast]

Please put your daily meteorological chat and weather reports here.

[Coast]

8.7°C

1005.5 mb rising 0.5 mb/hr

Wind 10.8 mph gusting 26.6 mph max W/SW

DP 6.3°C

Humidity 85%

9.6 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 982 ft

It's finally stopped raining, for now

[Aaron]

Mostly clear with a ground frost, 2.9C

[johnholmes]

A slight ground frost with a low of 2.7C; 4/8 Ci with about 1/8 Sc beneath and a light SSW breeze

[Terminal Moraine]

One or two light showers overnight but also some clear intervals. Thick fog developed around 0500 and is now beginning to thin and lift, the sky being visible above it once you get below 300m.

At 0900;

Temp', 3.2c

24 hr max', 6.9c

24 hr min', 2.9c

Grass min', 1.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, 0.3 mm

Mean wind speed 16 mph SW

Sky obscured by fog above 300 but 6 oktas Ci visible below that level

Vis', 120 m.

[Evening thunder]

Ground frost with the temp at 0.8c currently after a low of 0.4c. Notable temp contrast to about 1 mile west of me and 50m higher, where a Vantage Vue is reporting a temp of 5.3C which is their low.

Mostly clear with some relatively small CB's to the south associated with showers over Lyme Bay.

[The PIT]

Slight ground frost otherwise sunny and warming up gradually.

Temp 4.7C

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall Trace

[Methuselah]

Dry and bright, 5C ish...

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 16th December 2012:

Light showers cleared away before midnight with clear spells following. Low 2.0c with –1.9c on the grass. So a widespread ground frost. At observation, frosty with widespread ice underfoot. Bright, though misty.

Today's readings for the 24 hrs up to 09:00 GMT:

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 2.0°C

24-hour maximum 8.4°C

24-hour minimum: 2.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 15.4 mph NW

Rainfall total: 17.7mm.

Current Conditions:

3 Oktas: Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus.

Visibility: poor < 1 mile.

Temperature: 2.3°C

Humidity: 98.2%

Dew point 2.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 1 SW

Barometer 999.3 mb: Trend: rising.

Yesterday:

The rain eventually cleared around 21:00 GMT last night. Variable cloud overnight with a continued force 3 SW wind. Clear spells to observation, breezy, wet underfoot. Sunny spells throughout the day with the odd shower around, though only a few light spots were noted here. Much milder than of late. The evening saw clear spells and variable cloud which produced a light shower around mid evening.

December 2012 so far:

Mean temperature: 1.5c (-2.8c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 8.4c on the 15th

Minimum temperature: -5.0c on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -10.0c on the 13th

Rainfall 41.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours 17.7 mm on the 14th

Maximum wind gust: 34.8 mph E on the 14th.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 29.0c on the 24th July.

Minimum temperature: -8.9c on the 4th Feb

Grass Minimum: -11.2c on the 4^th Feb

Rainfall = 899.2 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 30.7mm on the 24th November

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Zenarcher]

Weather: Sunny spells.

Wind: 17mph South.

Temp: 8c.

[sunsetter]

14.15GMT

Corfe Mullen Lat.50.773 Long -2.023 ASL 160ft

Observations since midnight:

Current conditions : after a bright sunny morning the day has gone downhill with a couple of light showers that really didn't amount to anything measurable. It is now totally overcast and becoming very dark

current temp.............................9.2°C

feels like.....................................8.7°C

temp trend .................................+0.6°C/hr

min temp ....................................6.1°C

max temp....................................9.2°C

pressure....................................998.6mb

pressure trend..........................falling -0.6 mb/hr

max pressure...........................1001.0 mb

min pressure............................997.1 mb

humidity.....................................91%

dewpoint ...................................7.8°C

wind........................................... calm

gust.............................................5.1 mph W

rain..............................................0 mm

rain this month.........................31.2mm

cloud cover...............................100%

cloud base................................569ft

visibility.....................................12miles

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mostly foggy morning, the fog thinning at times to allow a little weak sunshine. The fog cleared quickly after midday and it became sunny for about an hour during the early afternoon before a sheet of St spread in from the south and brought more fog by late afternoon.

Light showers have arrived from the south west in the last half hour.

At 1800;

Temp', 4.4c

Max' today, 5.4c

Min' last night, 2.9c

Grass min', 1.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, 0.82 hrs

Mean wind speed, 10 mph S

Highest gust today, 35 mph SW at 0720

Sky obscured by fog above 300m

Vis', 100 m

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and a few showers last night.

Sunny intervals and showers today, spell of rain 15-1600. Moderate south breeze.

Min: 2.2c @ 0200

Max: 7.5c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: 9.4mm

Rain since 0900 today: 5mm

Currently: Clear intervals

Temp: 4c

RH: 96%

Pressure: 996mbar, steady.

[Kent Snow]

5.1C, few cumulus, wind from the S/SW, 999hPa.

[Stargazer]

Frosty start, dry with sunny spells daytime, showers in the evening. Maximum 9.0, minimum 1.2. Wind light SW.

[marky810]

Quite a pleasant day with good sunny spells after early low cloud and mist had dispersed. A high of 5.9c with just a very light flow from the south.

Just watched the BBC national weather who forecast an overnight low of 6c however it's currently only 4c in heavy showers!