Friday 15th March 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Not a cold start to the day with temps just above the normal for the time of year. Cloudy with the odd light Shower

Temp 3.2C

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall 0.2mm

[SteveB]

Morning all,

Partly cloudy start after over night rain.

Temp 4.3c

[Andy Bown]

Dry at the moment after heavy showers earlier, cloudy, calm, 3.4c .

[Polar Maritime]

A cloudy overcast night with light rain or showers, to leave a damp morning with fog above 360m, an overnight low of 0.7c. Snow now only remains under the walls.

Current Conditions.

Temp 1.6c

Dp 1.2c

Wind Chill -0.5c, S/S/W 5mph

Rain since midnight, 1.8mm

[Coast]

5.7°C

1007.1 mb steady

Wind 5.9 mph gusting 14.7 mph max SW

DP 3.5°C

Humidity 86%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 890 ft

Dull and cloudy

[Polar Continental]

Friday 15th March 2013:

Mainly light rain died out after 03:30 GMT. The rest of the early hours cloudy and damp. The morning to observation has seen no change.

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 2.6°C

24-hour maximum 7.4°C

24-hour minimum: -0.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 15.7 mph NW

Rainfall total: 1.7 mm.

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Stratocumulus, stratus fractus.

Visibility: moderate to good, around 8 miles.

Temperature: 4.6°C

Humidity: 93.5%

Dew point 3.6°C

Wind Direction: Force 4 S

Barometer 1005.1 mb: Trend: falling.

Yesterday:

Clear overnight with a moderate to severe frost, low –5.1c with –9.4c on the grass. The morning to observation has been sunny and frosty. Sunny spells through the morning, turning rather cloudy at times with showers braking out in the vicinity. The afternoon turned mostly cloudy with just the odd brighter spell. The evening was cloudy with light to moderate rain setting in late evening.

March 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 3.0c (-3.3c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 9.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -5.1c on the 14th

Grass Minimum: -9.4c on the 14th

Rainfall 19.2 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 119.2 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.2.mm on the 10th Feb

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

[Methuselah]

Dry with milky sunshine, 5.1C...

[Terminal Moraine]

A steady fall in temperature yesterday evening, eventually getting just below freezing shortly before midnight. There was also a spell of light-moderate snow which gave a temporary covering of about 0.5cm before melting again later in the night. Thick fog developed by about 0500 and, after a dry start to the morning, light-moderate sleet set in about 0830.

Lots of drifts and small snow patches lying but only about 5% of ground covered.

At 0900;

Temp; 2.4c

24 hr max; 4.1c

24 hr min -0.1c

Grass min; -0.2c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph S

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 110 mts

[Kent Snow]

6.1C, broken cumulus, altostratus, wind from the SW, 1009hPa.

[ARTDEMOLE]

Rain since midday...

Current data for WH1081

15 March 2013 17:08:56

Temperature (°C):

Current 6.3

Trend (per hour) -0.3

Average today 5.2

Wind chill 6.3

Heat Index 6.3

Dew Point 4.5

Rel Humidity 88%

Wind (km/h):

Current Gust 9.7 N

Average Speed 2.5 SSW

Rainfall (mm):

Current rate 3.6

Last hour 0.6

Total today 6.6

Total yesterday 0.0

Total this month 16.5

Total this year 22.8

Pressure (hPa):

Current 997.8

Trend (per hour) -0.3

[The PIT]

A cool day with light showers. Never windy though despite the morning forecast.

Max Temp 7.3c

Wind F3 SW

Rainfall 2.8mm

[SteveB]

Wet cloudy day

Temp 6.8c

[Terminal Moraine]

Sleet at first this morning giving way to rain after 1030; the rain light-moderate and lasting until around 1400. The remainder of the afternoon was dry and cloudy.

Still plenty of snow drifts under the walls and in hollows but ground only about 1% covered.

At 1800;

Temp; 4.1c

Max' today; 5.0c

Min' last night; -0.1c

Grass min; -0.2c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 4.5 mm

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed; 14 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 35 mph S/SW at 1152

7 oktas Ac, Sc and St fractus

Vis; 55 km.

[reef]

Overcast with light rain turning heavier during the afternoon, before turning dry with sunny spells late on. Rather cool for mid-March still.

Max Temp: 7.4C

Min Temp: 2.9C

Mean Wind: 11mph S

Max Gust: 21mph

Rainfall: 2.8mm

Currently partly cloudy at 6.8C and 90% humidity.

[TonyH]

Mostly cloudy with rain at times today, quite heavy spells mid morning. Moderate to fresh southerly wind.

Min: 2.5c @ 0200

Max: 9.2c @ 1500

Rain yesterday: 2mm

Rain since 0900 today: 6.5mm

Currently: Light rain

Temp: 4c

RH: 94%

Pressure: 995mbar, falling

And Thursday's selection:

Edited March 15, 2013 by TonyH