Monday 11th February 2013 - Weather And General Chat

[Polar Maritime]

Fresh snow cover of around 6cm, 100% snow cover. Snow showers on and off..

Current Temp -1.5c

Dp -1.9c

Wind Chill -3.2c E/S/E 4mph

[Methuselah]

Dry and cloudy, 2C...

[johnholmes]

dry and cloudy, 7/8 Sc Ac with patchy St Cu beneath and a light NE'ly. snow late eve into the early hours gave a temporary covering less than 1cm now just isolated patches, low of 1.0C with a ground frost.

[Coast]

2.1°C

994.4 mb rising 0.8 mb/hr

Wind 0.7 mph gusting 18.1 mph max NE

DP 0.8°C

Humidity 91%

29.2 mm of rain past 24 hours

Cloud base 542 ft

Dark and wet, so much rain falling on already waterlogged ground

[The PIT]

Cloudy and cold

Temp now 0.3C after a low of -0.8c

Snow depth 4cm

Wind f2 ENE

Rainfall 14.9mm as Snow then rain then snow again

[Terminal Moraine]

Moderate snow during yesterday evening became lighter by midnight but continued for the rest of the night, becoming intermittent and very light after 0700.

Currently cloudy with a few flakes of snow. Drifts up to 70cm deep on the tops.

At 0900;

Temp; -1.4c

24 hr max; 1.9c

24 hr min; -1.6c

Grass ( snow ) min; -0.4c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; waiting for snow from gauge to melt. ( 10.0 mm from 0900 to 1800 yesterday )

Mean wind speed; 13 mph E

Vis' 5 km

Mean depth of undrifted snow; 10.2 cm.

[Polar Continental]

Monday 11th February 2013:

Mostly cloudy overnight with the snow dieing out after midnight. More light snow arrived from the east around 04:00 GMT. The morning to observation has been cloudy with light snow. Mean snow cover, 2.0cm 80%

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 4.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight –0.1°C

24-hour maximum 4.4°C

24-hour minimum: -0.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.4°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 35.4 mph E

Rainfall total: 14.2mm

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Nimbostratus.

Visibility: poor about 2miles.

Temperature: 0.0°C

Humidity: 98.1%

Dew point -0.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 4 NE

Barometer 1000.5 mb: Trend: rising.

Yesterday:

Cloudy overnight with further light rain.. The morning so far has seen no change. Mostly light rain continued through the day, just the odd moderate burst. Feeling cold and raw in the fresh east wind. The rain turned to sleet through the early evening, then light snow by around 19:30 GMT producing a slight cover later.

February 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 3.1c (-1.1c) 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 28.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.2mm on the 10th

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 85.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.2.mm on the 10th Feb

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

[Terminal Moraine]

Dry, cold and cloudy from 0930 onwards after continuous light snow throughout the early hours.

No thawing at all today, the trees still thick with snow and ice above about 200m.

At 1800;

Temp; -1.5c

Max' today; -1.1c

Min' last night; -1.6c

Grass ( snow) min; -0.4c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 22.9 mm

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph NE/E

Highest gust today; 27 mph NE at 1616

8 oktas St

Vis; 25 km

Mean depth of undrifted snow; 9.5cm; 100% cover.

[hillbilly]

1deg here today most of overnight snow melted full snow cover around 200m drifts and bitter winds above 300m

[Kent Snow]

1.5C, overcast, wind from the NE, 1003hPa.

[TonyH]

Rather cloudy, cold and mostly dry today, apart from a little rain and drizzle early night and a light sleet shower this morning. A few sunny intervals, mostly 13-1400. Moderate east breeze.

Min: 1.6c @ 0900

Max: 3.9c @ 1200

Rain yesterday: 8.6mm

Rain since 0900 today: Trace

Currently: Cloudy

Temp: 1c

RH: 90%

Pressure: 1008mbar, rising