Saturday 2nd February 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[Methuselah]

Good morning peeps...

Cold with occasional rain showers, 4C...

[Coast]

3.6°C

1012.3 mb rising 1.5 mb/hr

Wind 8.7 mph gusting 13.8 mph max N

DP -0.0°C

Humidity 77%

4 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1507 ft

Bright with a lovely sunrise

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, cold and breezy night.

Currently dry, cold and sunny.

At 0900;

Temp; -0.5c

24 hr max; 5.1c

24 hr min; -1.1c

Grass min; -3.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph NW

1 okta Cu

Vis; over 80 km.

The same few snow drifts and snow patches remaining.

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 02nd February 2013:

There were further light showers overnight, possibly wintry. Clear spells in between with frost. The day dawned clear and frosty, low –0.8c with –3.1c on the grass. At observation, clear and frosty, feeling cold in the moderate west-north-west wind.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 7.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight –0.8°C

24-hour maximum 7.4°C

24-hour minimum: -0.8°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 20 mph W

Rainfall total: 1.3mm

Current Conditions:

0 Oktas: Clear.

Visibility: good, >10 miles.

Temperature: -0.2°C

Humidity: 94.2%

Dew point –1.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 WNW

Barometer 1007.1 mb: Trend: rising.

Yesterday:

Turning cloudy overnight with light rain commencing through the early hours. The rain cleared around dawn. The morning so far has been damp with the thicker cloud slowly moving away leaving a layer of high thinner cloud allowing some watery sunshine. Bright with sunny spells through the day. The evening saw a few light showers move in to the area from the west.

January 2013:

Mean temperature: 3.0c (-0.7c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 12.5c on the 3rd

Minimum temperature: -4.6c on the 16th

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16th

Rainfall 56.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours 13.0mm on the 25th

Maximum wind gust: 43.5 mph WSW on the 30th.

2013 so far:

[Kent Snow]

4.1C, scattered cumulus, wind from the NW, 1015hPa.

[TonyH]

A fresh NW wind much of last night with clear spells, the wind moderating later to give a slight air frost.

Dry with sunny periods today, a moderate NW breeze. Rather cold.

Min: -1.2c @ 0830

Max: 5.3c @ 1500

Rain yesterday: 3.2mm

Rain since 0900 today: Trace

Currently: Fairly clear.

Temp: 3.3c

RH: 81%

Pressure: 1024mbar, steadying

[marky810]

A mostly sunny day with a moderate northerly and a high of 3.9c.

[Stargazer]

Dry and rather cold with long sunny spells. Maximum 5.9, minimum 1.6. Wind light NW.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, chilly and mainly sunny day. Some Cu development during early and mid-afternoon but the cloud dispersing again towards sunset.

At 180;

Temp; 0.4c

Max' today; 2.5c

Min' last night; -1.1c

Grass min; -3.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; nil

Sunshine today; 6.87 hrs

Mean wind speed; 10 mph W/NW

Highest gust today; 37 mph NW at 1041

1 okta Ac and Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

The same few snow drifts and snow patches remaining.