Tuesday 16th April 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[Polar Maritime]

A mostly dry night with the odd shower and clear spells, an overnight low of 7.6c.

 

Currently.

 

Dry, cloudy with sunny spells

S/W wind 11mph 

Temp 7.9c

Only 3 drift's remain here now at this location.

Edited April 16, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[johnholmes]

a mild and breezy start witha few bits of shallow Cu that are increasing in amount and slightly in depth

and a low of 10.9C

[Methuselah]

Dry, bright and breezy, 12C...

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and cloudy night with a few showery outbreaks of rain as a weak front moved through.

Currently it's mild and breezy with a few spots of showery rain at times and a few sunny intervals.

Just one drift visible from here now but I'm off on a 30 mile bike ride shortly to see how much snow is left in the immediate area.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 9.1c

24 hr max; 15.2c

24 hr min; 7.8c

Grass min; 7.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.7 mm

Mean wind speed; 26 mph SW

7 oktas Cu and Ac

Vis; 65 km

[Andy Bown]

A very similar day to yesterday with Stratocumulus, Cirrus and warm sunny spells after a damp start. Much windier today with some very strong gusts and currently 15.7c .

[Kent Snow]

13.2C, broken cumulus, wind from the S/SW, 1017hPa.

[Northernlights]

Severe dust storms in newly sown fields from Inverness to Elgin in storm force gusts. Almost the worst I have witnessed from my elevated position . Quite warm at 13.9c

Edited April 16, 2013 by Northernlights

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 16th April 2013:

Breezy, mainly cloudy and mild overnight with a little showery rain through the early hours. The day dawned with broken cloud. Sunny spells to observation, windy.

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 17.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight 10.0°C

24-hour maximum 17.4°C

24-hour minimum: 10.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 9.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.6 mph SW

Rainfall total: 0.9mm

Current Conditions.

6 Oktas: Cumulus mediocris, Cirrus, Cirrocumulus.

Visibility: moderate, about 7 miles.

Temperature: 12.3°C

Humidity: 68.5%

Dew point 6.7°C

Wind Direction: Force 6 WSW

Barometer 1010.5 mb: Trend: Rising slowly.

Yesterday:

Variable cloud overnight, dry and mild. Sunny thorough the morning to observation with increasing cloud increasing, showers threatening at observation. The day stayed dry with sunny spells, feeling pleasant and warm in the sunshine.

April 2013 so far:

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

Maximum temperature: 18.1 on the 14th

Minimum temperature: -4.0c on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -8.7c on the 2nd

Rainfall 5.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours 2.7mm on the 12th.

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

2013 so far:

Maximum temperature: 18.1c on the 14th April.

Minimum temperature: -5.1c on the 14th March.

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 169.9 mm

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

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

[SteveB]

Dry mostly sunny day with a stiff breeze.

Max Temp 14.8c

Min Temp 10.3c

Current Temp 13.9c

[Polar Maritime]

A dry day here with gusty winds up to 43mph ( I hope TM has not been blown off his bike..) and long periods on warm sunshine. A max temp of 13.8c.

 

Currently.

 

Clear sky's

Temp 10.7c

Wind W/S/W 12mph

 

The last 3 remaining drift's have now gone.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day here with gusty winds up to 43mph ( I hope TM has not been blown off his bike..) and long periods on warm sunshine. A max temp of 13.8c.

 

Currently.

 

Clear sky's

Temp 10.7c

Wind W/S/W 12mph

 

The last 3 remaining drift's have now gone. quote)

It was a bit tricky at times P.M, especially going past gateways and gaps in the hedges/walls where there were some vicious gusts whipping through.

A dry and windy day with sunny intervals this morning and sunny periods this afternoon.

1 small drift still visible from here although, as I mentioned earlier in the 'persistent snow' thread, there are numerous drifts in the vicinity which will probably last a few more days.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 10.6c

Max' today; 14.3c

Min' last night; 7.8c

Grass min; 7.3c

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

Sunshine today; 7.02 hrs

Mean wind speed; 20 mph W

Highest gust today; 57 mph W at 1655 g.m.t

1 okta Cu humilis and Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

Edited April 16, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Stargazer]

Another fine and warm day - dry and breezy with sunny spells.  Maximum 17.5, minimum 9.2.  Wind moderate SW.

[TonyH]

Rain early last night.

Mild and windy with sunny spells today, fresh to strong SSW wind.

Clear spells this evening.

 

 

Min: 8.8c @ 0700

Max: 14.8c @ 1600

Rain yesterday: 4.7mm

Dry since 10am today

 

Currently: clear spells, breezy

Temp: 5.7c

RH: 94%

Pressure: 1016mbar, steady

 

And Monday:

Edited April 16, 2013 by TonyH