Wednesday 27th March 2013 - Weather And General Chat.

[Polar Maritime]

Light snow showers last night continued on and of into the morning, An overnight low of -2.4c.

Current Conditions.

Light/Mod snow falling.

Temp -2.1c

Dp -3.4c

Wind Chill -7.2c, East 6mph.

All snow cover & drifts up to 4m remain, around 3cm of fresh snow.

19th Consecutive day for falling sleet/snow has been reached TM...?

Edited March 27, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[Coast]

2.7°C

1009.5 mb rising 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 9.2 mph gusting 11.2 mph max NE

Windchill -1.2°C

DP -3.3°C

Humidity 65%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 2442 ft

Bone chillingly cold

[SteveB]

The sun has come out in the last hour, hopeful of some longer sunny spells today.

Temp 0.4c

[The PIT]

Snow Showers getting heavier yet struggling to settle despite temps below zero

Temp -0.6C

Wind f2 NE

Rainfall unmeasured

[johnholmes]

cloudy with very light snow flurries only settled on some roofs and places in my back garden where about 45% cover; lowest was 0.4C so now 11 consecutive ground frosts

[Terminal Moraine]

Light snow showers last night continued on and of into the morning, An overnight low of -2.4c.

Current Conditions.

Light/Mod snow falling.

Temp -2.1c

Dp -3.4c

Wind Chill -7.2c, East 6mph.

All snow cover & drifts up to 4m remain, around 3cm of fresh snow.

19th Consecutive day for falling sleet/snow has been reached TM...?

Yes, today is the 19th consecutive day. The previous longest spells since my records began in 1963 were 15 days from 3rd-17th Feb' 1983 and Jan 26th-Feb 9th 1986. The current spell is all the more remarkable in that it's occurred wholly in March.

A cloudy night with light, occasionally moderate, snow showers which have given a fresh fall of 1.5cm.No significant drifting snow here for the first time since Friday.

Currently light snow showers and occasional brighter intervals.

At 0900;

Temp; -1.4c

24 hr max; 0.5c

24 hr min; -2.4c

Grass ( snow ) min; -2.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.2 mm

Mean wind speed; 15 mph E

7 oktas Cu and Ac

Vis; 12 km

Mean depth of lying snow 35.5 cm. Drifts to 3m

[marky810]

Very grey again with moderate snow flurries that are beginning to settle.

-0.4c in a light easterly. Feeling bitterly cold.

[Andy Bown]

The brightest day since last Wednesday!

The morning dawned clear and sunny before Cumulus developed from 10.00 and this cloud has brought a few snow flurries recently.

Breezy from the East, 4.7c .

[Kent Snow]

3.4C, few cumulus, sunny, wind from the NE, 1010hPa.

[The PIT]

Day started with one or two beefy snow showers which briefly started a new covering. Sadly they got lighter as the day went on. The thaw continued

Max temp 2.7C

Wind f3 ENE

Rainfall 0.3mm

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 27h March 2013:

Another cloudy night with frost. The day dawned cloudy with a few flakes of snow falling. At observation, bright spells, light snow. The day remained very cold with a few light snow flurry’s. Just the odd glimpse of the sun.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 3.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight –0.7°C

24-hour maximum 3.0°C

24-hour minimum: -0.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.1c

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 32.2 mph ENE

Rainfall total: tr.mm

Current Conditions:

5 Oktas: Cirrocumulus, Stratus fractus, Stratocumulus.

Visibility: moderate to good, 8-10 miles

Temperature: 0.4°C

Humidity: 68.9%

Dew point –4.6°C

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 NE

Barometer 1013.9 mb: Trend: steady.

Yesterday:

Mostly cloudy overnight with the occasional light snow flurry. The morning to observation has seen bright spells and the odd very light snow flurry. A dry day followed with sunny spells, feeling bitterly cold, especially in the fresh NE wind.

March 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.6c (-3.7c) 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 63.8 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.3mm on the 15th.

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

2013 so far:

Maximum temperature: 13.4c on the 29th January

Minimum temperature: -4.6c on the 16th Jan

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 163.8 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.3.mm on the 15th March.

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

Edited March 27, 2013 by Polar Continental

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudier day than yesterday with frequent light-moderate showers of snow and snow pellets some of which gave a thin cover of fresh snow this morning. A few sunny intervals from late morning through to late afternoon.

Some bare patches have appeared on the tops where the wind scoured the snow down to the last 1 or 2cm.

Just missed out on another ice day today.

At 1800;

Temp; -1.1c

Max' today; 0.2c

Min' last night; -2.4c

Grass ( snow ) min; -2.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.3 mm

Sunshine today; 0.95 hrs

Mean wind speed; 21 mph NE

Highest gust today; 34 mph NE at 1352

6 oktas Cu and Sc

A few flakes of snow falling

Vis; 48 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 34.5 cm.

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and frost last night.

Sunny spells to early afternoon, then rather cloudy, a few light snow flurries. Light to moderate NE breeze. Cold.

Min: -1.9c @ 0500

Max: 5.3c @ midday

Trace rain (snow) yesterday and today

Currently: Clear intervals, invisible frost

Temp: 0.0c

RH: 74%

Pressure: 1014mbar, rising slowly.

Edited March 27, 2013 by TonyH

[SteveB]

Snow flurries on and off for most the day.

Max Temp 5.4c

Current Temp 1.2c

[GulberwickWeather]

Some fine sunny spells today but also the occasional light snow shower.

Temp: 0.4C

Dew: -3.7C

Wincd chill: -2.5C

Wind: N @ 6 kts

Pressure: 1022.7hPa (rising)

Humidity: 74%

Rainfall today: 1.6mm

[Polar Maritime]

Light to moderate snow showers most of the day, the winds have dropped but still feeling bitter in the N/E wind. All snow cover and drift's remain with a few scoured patches in places on East facing slopes. Max temp of 0.6c.

Current Conditions.

Temp 2.9c

Dp -4.5c

Wind Chill -3.9c E/N/E 9mph.