Friday The 29th March 2013 - Weather And General Chat,

[Polar Maritime]

A dry night with sky's clearing into the morning leaving a ground frost, an overnight low of -4.6c.

Current Conditions.

Patchy cloud, with sunny spells.

Temp -2.8c

Dp -6.2c

Wind Chill -3.9c, East 4mph.

Drift's still remain up to 4m in places, some of the fields are now showing green patches where the wind had scoured the ground leaving ice, but this has now thawed in places. 90% Snow cover.

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 0C...there was a dusting of snow, overnight...

[Coast]

1.5°C

1009.8 mb falling 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 5.8 mph gusting 10.5 mph max NE

Windchill -2.1°C

DP -2.3°C

Humidity 76%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1555ft

More drab and cold

[johnholmes]

sunny with patchy Sc cloud around and a low of -0.4C, one tiny patch of snow left in the back garden

[Polar Continental]

Friday 29th March 2013:

Again variable cloud overnight, though some breaks appearing an hour or so before dawn. The morning to observation has been dry and sunny, ground frozen. Still patches of snow and small drifts in shade, north facing. Moderate to large drifts remain along side hedges in near by fields.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 3.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight –1.5°C

24-hour maximum 3.9°C

24-hour minimum: -1.5°C

Minimum temperature on grass: : -5.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 22.2 mph ENE

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

Current Conditions:

1 Oktas: Stratus fractus.

Visibility: good, around 10 miles

Temperature: 2.5°C

Humidity: 71.7%

Dew point –2.1°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 NE

Barometer 1012.9 mb: Trend: falling slowly.

Yesterday:

Variable cloud overnight, low –2.8c with –3.7c on the grass. The day dawned partly cloudy and frosty. The morning to observation has seen a sunny spells as the cloud thins and breaks. Ground hard with frost. Still snow patches and small drifts north facing. Many larger drifts over fields up to 1m high. The morning saw a few sunny spells before turning rather cloudy before lunch. The afternoon was mostly cloudy with just a few brief sunny spells. Cold.

March 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.5c (-3.8c) 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 63.9 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 163.9 mm

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

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

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly cloudy night, the cloud clearing after dawn to allow a sunny start to the day.

At 0900;

Temp; 0.9c

24 hr max; 1.4c

24 hr min; -2.3c

Grass ( snow ) min; -3.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900. Trace

Mean wind speed; 9 mph NE

1 okta Cu humilis and Ci

Vis'; 80 km

Mean depth of lying snow 27.2cm; 96% cover.

Edited March 29, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Potent Gust]

Currently 3.2c and partly cloudy. Feels mild compared to the past couple of weeks

Got down to a low of -2.4c last night

[Paul]

Think this sums up where we're at today really nicely - some sunshine, some snow showers in the east and still cold!

[johnholmes]

mildest day since 19th today with a max of 6.3C, normal afternoon value should be 9+

[Kent Snow]

3.4C, scattered cumulus, sunny, wind from the NE, 1009hPa.

[Stargazer]

Clear and very cold overnight with a hard frost in the early hours. Sunny in the morning, gradually clouding over in the afternoon. Remaining cold. Maximum 7.5, minimum -3.9. Wind light ENE.

[The PIT]

A dry day with a beautiful sunny start gave way to cloudy conditions. Still got Snow cover but now plenty of green patches showing.

Temps peaked at 4.2C now 2.4C

Wind F3 ENE

Rainfall nil

Just had a snow flurry so not a dry day.

Edited March 29, 2013 by The PIT

[TonyH]

Clear spells and frosty last night.

Sunny periods to 1600, then rather cloudy. Cold with a moderate to fresh ESE wind, although it was mild enough in the early afternoon sun to sit out.

Min: -3.9c @ 0500

Max: 6.9c @ 1400

Dry yesterday and today

Currently: Rather cloudy, very cold.

Temp: 2c

RH: 61%

Pressure: 1009mbar, steady.

Edited March 29, 2013 by TonyH

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with continuous sunshine early on gradually reducing to sunny intervals by midday as Cu developed.

The afternoon was mainly cloudy with a few short sunny intervals and one or two light snow flurries.

Today was the first day since the 19th that the temperature at 0900 was above 0c, it was also the sunniest day since the 14th.

At 1800;

Temp; 0.3c

Max' today; 2.4c

Min' last night; -2.3c

Grass ( snow ) min; -3.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 4.76 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph NE/E

Highest gust today; 32 mph NE at 1525

Vis; over 80 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 25.1 cm. 96% cover.( 50-60% cover on some of the tops where the wind blew most of the snow away).

[SteveB]

Another chilley day with a cool breeze.

Max Temp 7.3c

Current Temp 2.9c

[hillbilly]

cant believe i got -6 last night nice and sunny today will take a month of sunshine to get rid of these drifts

[Polar Maritime]

A dry day with sunny spells and the odd light snow shower during the afternoon and evening. A max temp of 3.1c

Current Conditions.

Temp -1.2c

Dp -4.3c

Win Chill -1.6c, E/S/E 8mph.

The same drift's remain, a small thaw today leaving 85% Snow cover.

[leehws]

Got to a low of -6.1 C here last night, coldest of the winter. After a sunny day with unbroken sunshine, with a max of 8C, temperature has now fallen back down to -0.7C.