Sunday April 28th 2013 Weather and General Chat

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night but with thickening cloud early this morning bringing a few spots of light rain around 0530 g.m.t

Currently dry and bright with a few holes in the cloud sheet.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 4.6c

24 hr max; 8.1c

24 hr min; 1.4c

Grass min; -1.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 2.3 mm

Mean wind speed; 12 mph SW

7 oktas Ac, Cc, Ci and Sc

Vis; 50 km.

[Methuselah]

Dry, sunny and breezy, 9C after an overnight min of -0.2...Cloud sheet approaching from the NW...

[Stargazer]

Dry and sunny after an unusually cold night for the end of April, with an overnight minimum of -0.9.  The sunshine has started to become hazy in the last hour.

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 28th April 2013:

 

Clear skies gave way to overcast conditions around 02:30 GMT with frost lifting. The day dawned overcast and dry. Bright spells developing towards observation as a clearance moves in from the west.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.1°C

Minimum temperature overnight –0.3°C

24-hour maximum 10.1°C

24-hour minimum: -0.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 12.2 mph NNW

Rainfall total: 2.1mm

 

Current Conditions.

 

4 Oktas: Altostratus, Altocumulus.

Visibility: good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 6.9°C

Humidity: 76.7%

Dew point  3.1°C 

 

Wind Direction: Force 3 W

Barometer 1015.3mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear and cold overnight with a widespread frost, low -0.1c with –2.9c on the grass. Turning cloudy through the morning with a couple of short light showers before the observation. Moderate showers were frequent throughout the day, some accompanied by small hail. Bright sunny spells also, but feeling cold in the fresh north wind. High just briefly just 10.4c in sunny spell. Quickly turning cold after dark with a ground frost by late evening.

 

April 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 7.5c  (-0.2c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 18.5 on the 23rd

Minimum temperature: -4.0c on the 6th

Grass Minimum:  -8.7c on the 2nd

Rainfall 10.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 2.7mm on the 12th.

Maximum wind gust: 43.4 mph SW on the 18th.

 

2013 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 18.5c on the 23rd April.

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

Grass Minimum:  -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 174.1 mm

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

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

[Coast]

10.4°C

1018.3 mb falling 0.2 mb/hr

Wind 6.9 mph gusting 8.7 mph max S/SE

DP 2.3°C

Humidity 57%

0.2mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 3364ft

 

A very bright and sunny day

[marky810]

Good sunny spells until mid morning when cloud increased from the west.

The odd shower this afternoon but nothing too serious.

Currently cloudy and 9.9c in a moderate westerly.

[SteveB]

A mostly cloudy day with a light breeze

 

Temp 10.3c

Max Temp 14.5c

Min Temp 2.1c

[Stargazer]

Dry and breezy all day with hazy sunshine and cloud increasing, now overcast.  Maximum 12.5, minimum -0.9.  Wind moderate SW.

[Kent Snow]

10.1C, clear sunny skies, wind from the S, 1013hPa.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with sunny spells during the first half and a mainly cloudy late morning. Most of the afternoon was dry and windy with increasing cloud which eventually brought intermittent light rain from 1600 g.m.t and a spell of moderate rain shortly before 1800 g.m.t.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 5.6c

Max' today; 11.5c

Min' last night; 1.4c

Grass min; -1.6c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 1.5 mm

Sunshine today; 2.19 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph W

Highest gust today; 45 mph SW at 1517 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns

Continuous light-moderate rain

Vis; 9 km.

[TonyH]

Clear and frosty early last night, clouded over.

Mostly cloudy today, bright intervals this morning. Spells light rain and drizzle 15 -1900. Moderate to fresh SSW wind. Cool.

 

Min: -2.6c @ 0130

Max: 10.9c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: Trace

Rain since 10am today: 3mm

 

Currently: Clear intervals.

Temp: 6.7c

RH: 89%

Pressure: 1013mbar, rising slowly.

 

And Saturday: