Thursday 7th February 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Got the day right this time.

A clear frosty start but a steady breeze preventing an air frost.

Temp 1.3C

wind f3 WNW

Rainfall nil

[johnholmes]

clear sky and a ground frost with a low, so far of 0.8C, not much breeze at all now after being breezy early on

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night with the NW wind gradually decreasing. A clear start to this morning with some early sunshine but a veil of Cs has spread in fom the west in the past hour.

A few bits of snow still lying here but the hills to the north ( Curbar Edge, Froggatt Edge, Big Moor and Sir William Hill ) still have a snow cover.

At 0900;

Temp; 0.4c

24 hr max; 2.6c

24 hr min; -1.4c

Grass min; -4.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace

Mean wind speed; 13 mph NW

7 oktas Cs

Vis' over 80 km.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 07th February 2013:

Clear spells overnight with a widespread frost, though a continued force 2-3 WNW wind prevented the temperature falling to far, low –2.2c with –5.4c on the grass.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight –2.2°C

24-hour maximum 5.5°C

24-hour minimum: -2.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -5.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 19.2 mph NW

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

Current Conditions:

7 Oktas: Altostratus, Cirrostratus.

Visibility: moderate, around 8 miles.

Temperature: -0.2°C

Humidity: 94.2%

Dew point –1.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 WSW

Barometer 1019.8 mb: Trend: steady.

Yesterday:

Spells of light to moderate rain overnight and through the early hours. The morning so far has been overcast and damp underfoot. Cloudy for a good part of the morning with a few brighter spells. The afternoon saw more broken cloud with a few sunny spells, feeling colder by afternoon.

February 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 3.8c (-0.4c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 9.5c on the 3rd

Minimum temperature: -3.0c on the 3rd

Grass Minimum: -7.9c on the 3rd

Rainfall 6.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours 4.1mm on the 5th

Maximum wind gust: 41.7 mph WSW on the 4th.

2013 so far:

Maximum temperature: 13.4c on the 29^th January

Minimum temperature: -4.6c on the 16^th Jan

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16^th Jan

Rainfall 63.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 13.0.mm on the 25^th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 43.5 mph WSW on the 30^th Jan

[Coast]

2.9°C

1018.7 mb rising 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 11.5 mph gusting 16.6 mph max NW

DP -2.3°C

Humidity 68%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 2200 ft

Bright, chilly and clear

[Kent Snow]

4.1, few cumulus, altostratus, bright, wind from the NW, 1016hPa.

[Stargazer]

Early ground frost with ice on the cars, dry with sunny periods in the morning, clouded over in the afternoon with patchy light rain from around 5pm onwards. Maximum 5.0, minimum 0.2. Wind light W.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with sunny intervals. The afternoon was mainly cloudy and mainly dry; just a few flakes of snow from time to time after 1500.

At 1800;

Temp; 0.8c

Max' today; 2.5c

Min' last night; -1.4c

Grass min; -4.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 1.93 hrs

Mean wind speed; 7 mph NW

Highest gust today; 21 mph NW at 1243

8 oktas As and Ac

Vis; 30 km

A few flakes of snow falling.

[TonyH]

Mainly cloudy today, a few clear/ sunny intervals am. Touch of frost last night.

Light rain at times 1400-1900. Chilly with a moderate NW/ variable breeze.

Min: 0.0c @ 0300

Max: 6.1c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: Trace

Rain since 0900 today: 3mm

Currently: Cloudy, dry.

Temp: 0.6c

RH: 97%

Pressure: 1020mbar, steady.