Friday 8th March 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Dull foggy damp what more do you want

Temp 4.6C

Wind F2 NNE

Rainfall 3.4mm

[Andy Bown]

Dull foggy damp what more do you want

Temp 4.6C

Wind F2 NNE

Rainfall 3.4mm

What more do I want? A 4.0c advance on your temp, so 8.6c here with exactly the same otherwise!

Vile morning.

[Methuselah]

Mild, damp, overcast, 6.7C...

[Polar Maritime]

Thick fog and showers through the night, min temp of 2.8c

Current Conditions.

Temp 3.5c

Dp 3.3c

Wind Chill 3.1c, East 2mph

[Polar Maritime]

Well all 3 now have -10C 850 values over the whole country by the end of the weekend. Just what will fall from the sky as this process occurs will not be clear until tomorrow but more and more parts at relatively low levels look to be under threat. It does look like, however long it lasts, that it will be a notable March feature

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On the longer term then NOAA has a westerly in by the 8-14 day outlook but not on its 6-10 one from last evening. It also lowers heights over the UK by 6 or so DM. The ECMWF-GFS issue this morning has changed from the issue yesterday in that the upper trough is now dominant rather than the ridge. This is now further west centred in the Greenland area but with quite cold air over the UK, sub 528DM for quite a lot, a westerly flow indicated in the far south but almost no direction or speed shown further north.

spring would seem to be on hold with all 3 charts, initially 6-10 days but possibly 15 or so days is probable before any milder air COULD develop.

I feel sorry for those working outside, rather like mushy and for market gardeners trying to keep their stock.

Yes John i agree working outside myself, The farmers round here had best get there lambs in..!

[johnholmes]

cloudy again, oh where is the sun?

not raining at the moment with a low of 5.2C

sorry I posted my ideas on the weather here it should have been in the model thread-its there now!

Edited March 8, 2013 by johnholmes

[Coast]

9.4°C

994.8 mb rising 0.6 mb/hr

Wind 2.4 mph gusting 6.9 mph max E/NE

DP 8.5°C

Humidity 94%

1.0mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 378 ft

Damp and slightly misty/foggy

[Terminal Moraine]

Rain and drizzle overnight and thick fog throughout.

The fog is particularly dense this morning with visibility around 25 mts.

Currently; Dense fog and intermittent light rain.

At 0900;

Temp; 3.9c

24 hr max; 6.1c

24 hr min; 2.7c

Grass min; 3.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 5.8 mm

Mean wind speed; 15 mph NE

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 25 mts

Intermittent light rain or moderate drizzle

[johnholmes]

you must be looking forward to the marked change in weather TM, you could get quite a good fall of snow from this?

[Polar Maritime]

you must be looking forward to the marked change in weather TM, you could get quite a good fall of snow from this?

I know the question was directed at TM, but i for one is looking forward to this cold spell, we could get some substantial falls from this over the pennines.

[Terminal Moraine]

you must be looking forward to the marked change in weather TM, you could get quite a good fall of snow from this?

Yes, John, as P.M says, it's looking better and better as the time gets nearer.

Thick fog and light-moderate drizzle so far today with the temperature around 3.5c. (And I'm not averse to a bit of that either ! )

[ARTDEMOLE]

Fog Lifted.Cloud Base now 349m.Brighter ,Changeable. Wind F1 Light Air.

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Current data for WH1081

08 March 2013 14:58:53

Temperature (°C):

Current 12.2

Trend (per hour) +0.4

Average today 9.5

Wind chill 12.2

Heat Index 12.2

Dew Point 9.4

Rel Humidity 83%

Wind (km/h):

Current Gust 7.2 E

Average Speed 3.6 ENE

Rainfall (mm):

Current rate 0.0

Last hour 0.0

Total today 0.9

Total yesterday 5.7

Total this month 6.6

Total this year 12.9

Pressure (hPa):

Current 994.0

Trend (per hour) +0.2

[marky810]

Grim.

[The PIT]

A dull crap day to be honest light rain at times and fog thinning to mist and than back again.

Cooler than predicted max temp 4.8C

Wind f3 NNE

Rainfall since midnight 5.8mm

[Polar Maritime]

Lovely day here, thick fog and inter- drizzle all day, with a max temp of 3.8c on a N/N/W 2mph wind.

Currently

Temp 3.1c

Dp 2.6c

Wind Chill 2.1c

[Polar Continental]

Friday 08th March 2013:

Light rain turned intermittent after midnight. Thick fog descended over the area with further light rain during the early hours. Vis <100 yards. At observation, thick fog, light rain. The day stayed fogy though the light rain died away shortly after observation.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 7.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 4.6°C

24-hour maximum 7.9°C

24-hour minimum: 4.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 4.6°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 16.0 mph ENE

Rainfall total: 8.9 mm

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Fog Stratus.

Visibility: very poor, around 200 yards.

Temperature: 5.5°C

Humidity: 100%

Dew point 5.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 4 NE

Barometer 996.8 mb: Trend: steady

Yesterday:

A cloudy and misty / foggy night with light rain and drizzle commencing after midnight. The day dawned overcast with light rain, foggy, visibility about 500 yards. At observation, no change apart from visibility increased slightly to around 800 yards. Staying dull and misty with intermittent light rain, the rain turned more continuous by late afternoon.

March 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 4.1c (-2.2c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 9.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -2.5c on the 3rd

Grass Minimum: -6.7c on the 3rd

Rainfall 11.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 8.9mm on the 7^th.

Maximum wind gust: 19.8 mph ENE on the 1st.

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 111.1 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]

Dense or thick fog all day with intermittent light drizzle or a few spots of light rain.

At 1800;

Temp; 3.0c

Max' today; 3.8c

Min' last night; 2.7c

Grass min; 3.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.3 mm

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed; 11 mph N/NE

Highest gust today; 24 mph NE at 0958

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 60 mts.

[TonyH]

Another mainly cloudy and mild day, a few brief sunny intervals, and also some bits and pieces of rain and drizzle. Moderate SE to south breeze.

Min: 7.6c @ 0200

Max: 12.5c @ 1400

Rain yesterday: 2.0mm - so ending the 3 week dry spell

Rain since 0900 today: 1.5mm

Currently: Cloudy, dry

Temp: 9c

RH: 94%

Pressure: 999mbar, rising slowly

[Stargazer]

Dull with rain all day, occasionally heavy. Maximum 10.9, minimum 9.0. Wind light E.

[Kent Snow]

7.1C, foggy, rain, wind from the N, 999hPa.

Edited March 8, 2013 by Kent Snow

[reef]

Overcast and misty all day with occasional light rain which became heavier and more persistent in the evening.

Max Temp: 5.7C

Min Temp: 4.5C

Mean Wind: 9mph E

Max Gust: 18mph

Rainfall: 5.6mm

Currently 4.5C and 98% humidity with light rain.