Thursday 4th April 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[johnholmes]

Another ground frost with a sheet of Sc and little if any wind. A low of 0.8C so no air frost for the first time since 27 March

[Polar Maritime]

A dry night with an overnight low of -0.8c

Cloudy

Temp -0.3c

Dp -2.4c

Wind Chill -4.2c, N/N/E 11mph.

Drift's still remain under walls, 40% snow cover.

[Coast]

1.6°C

1011.5 mb steady

Wind 3.9 mph gusting 13.8 mph max NE

Windchill -0.3°C

DP -2.0°C

Humidity 77%

No rain last 24 hours (some dusting of snow - not measurable)

Cloud base 1483 ft

Cold and overcast

[Terminal Moraine]

A cold and windy night with variable cloud cover and a few flakes of snow after dawn. The 19th consecutive air frost last night which isn't a record but impressive enough at this time of year.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; -0.4c

24 hr max; 5.3c

24 hr min; -1.1c

Grass ( snow ) min; -2.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; Trace

Mean wind speed; 24 mph NE

7 oktas Sc, Cu, Ci and St fractus

Occasional flakes of snow.

Vis; 15 km

Mean depth of lying snow 7cm. 55% of ground covered.

[Methuselah]

Very cold, grey and windy with graupel showers 2C...

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 04th April 2013:

Turning rather cloudy through the early hours and with a accompanied force 3 north-easterly not cold as recent nights, though still low enough for a slight frost, low –0.2c. The day dawned cloudy and frosty. The morning so far has been dry with variable cloud, and bright spells, strong NE wind, feeling very cold.

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 –0.2°C

24-hour maximum 7.6°C

24-hour minimum: -0.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -6.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 42.1 mph NE

Rainfall total: tr.mm

Current Conditions:

5 Oktas: Stratocumulus, Cirrus.

Visibility: moderate to good, around 8-10 miles

Temperature: 3.0°C

Humidity: 63.9%

Dew point –3.2°C

Wind Direction: Force 6 NE

Barometer 1018 mb: Trend: steady.

Yesterday:

Another clear, cold and frosty night. After a sunny start, low cloud drifted in from the east for an hour or so between 07:00 & 08:00 GMT. Good cloud breaks again before observation allowing sunny spells. All snow patches now melted away in my garden, still a few small drifts remaining in sheltered hedges on near by fields. Sunny spells continued through the day, feeling very cold though in the strong north-east wind. The evening started clear, and the temperature quickly fell with ground frost forming around 20:30GMT and air frost before midnight.

April 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.1c (-5.6c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 7.6c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -3.5c on the 2nd

Grass Minimum: -8.7c on the 2nd

Rainfall 0.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 0.1mm on the 2nd.

Maximum wind gust: 42.1 mph NE on the 3rd.

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 164.1 mm

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

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

[The PIT]

A blooming good windchil as the Wind increased. Mostly cloudy as well now.

Temp 5C

Wind F4 NE

Rainfall Nil

[Kent Snow]

3.4C, broken cumulus, cold, wind from the NE, 1011hPa.

[reef]

A little bit cloudier than yesterday which managed almost 13 hours of sunshine, but it was still very pleasant with long sunny spells. No frost here as the temperature was held up by the keen north-easterly wind blowing from the North Sea. It was a little cooler during the day aswell as a result.

Max Temp: 7.1C

Min Temp: 2.3C

10-min Wind: 14mph NE

Max Gust: 29mph

Rainfall: None

Currently 5.6C and 80% humidity with partly cloudy conditions.

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudier day than yesterday with a few light snow flurries this morning but also some sunny intervals. The afternoon was dry with sunny intervals and quite long spells of cloudy weather. Very low humidity and a strong NE wind resulted in a dessicating effect on any vegetation.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 2.6c

Max' today; 4.0c

Min' last night; -1.1c

Grass ( snow ) min; -2.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; Trace

Sunshine today; 3.20 hrs

Mean wind speed; 25 mph NE

Highest gust today; 51 mph NE at 1126

4 oktas Cu and Ci

Vis; over 80 km

Snow cover now around 35%.

I was out and about in the southern half of the Peak District today and the northern facing slopes of the hills around Wardlow, Taddington, Monyash and Flagg all have more than 50% snow cover remaining above about 320 m. Elsewhere the snow cover seems to be between 10 and about 40%. Extensive drifts between 1m and 1.5 m deep along the A515 and also on the B6465 between Monsal Head and Wardlow where some of the piles of snow are still around 2m deep.

Even bigger piles of snow on the road leading from Taddington Moor towards Flagg, some are well over 2 m high and will probably still be there well into May.

There's also some remarkably persistent and extensive snow in the wooded areas along the Via Gellia ( and elsewhere ) which is only around 200 m above sea level but never gets any sunshine at this time of year.

[Stargazer]

Cold and grey with light snow flurries all day but no sign of anything settling. Feeling bitter in the wind Maximum 4.9, minimum 0.1. Wind fresh NE.

[TonyH]

Clear spells and frost last night.

Sunny intervals and rather cold today (very cold wind). better sunny spells after 1500. Moderate to fresh N/ NE wind,.

Min: -1.6c @ 0700

Max: 8.9c @ 1600

Dry yesterday/ Trace today

Currently: Fairly clear, ground frost.

Temp: 1.6c

RH: 56%

Pressure: 1018mbar, rising slowly.