Saturday 11th May 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

Patchy cloud and Sunny Spells. Not a cold start with temps around normal

Temp 6.9C

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall since midnight nil

[Methuselah]

Dry with sunny spells, 9C...It rained last night!

[johnholmes]

dry, a bit of a breeze and sunny spells with areas of fairly shallow Cu, a low of 6.3C

Edited May 11, 2013 by johnholmes

[Terminal Moraine]

Early evening showers yesterday died out by 1900 g.m.t and the rest of the night was dry with variable cloud cover and a moderate SW breeze.

Currently dry, cloudy and rather cool with a f4 SW breeze.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 6.4c

24 hr max; 12.8c

24 hr min; 3.4c

Grass min; 1.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 2.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW

7 oktas St and Cu

Vis; 65 km.

[Coast]

10.6°C

1010.8 mb falling 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 15.8 mph gusting 28.6 mph max W

DP 7.4°C

Humidity 80%

1.2 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1366 ft

 

Cloudy with a few intermittent bright spells 

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 11th May 2013:

 

Showers cleared away last evening leaving variable cloud overnight, low 4.7c with –0.1c on the grass, so a touch of ground frost detected. After a bright start cloud increased rapidly producing a light shower. At observation, overcast, feeling cool.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 16.1°C

Minimum temperature overnight  4.7°C

24-hour maximum 16.1°C

24-hour minimum: 4.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 30.4 mph W

Rainfall total: 2.5mm

 

Current Conditions.

 

8 Oktas: Stratocumulus.

Visibility: good about 10 miles.

Temperature: 9.5°C

Humidity: 80.2%

Dew point  6.3°C 

 

Wind Direction: Force 4 SW

Barometer 999.8mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Showers cleared away after midnight leaving variable cloud, the south-westerly wind continued fresh to strong at times. The day dawned bright and breezy. Cloud increased quickly through the morning to observation with producing a little light rain around 08:00 GMT. At observation, overcast, rain stopped. The morning and in to the early afternoon was overcast and feeling very cold in the fresh to strong westerly wind. A few breaks in the cloud around 13:00 GMT allowed for some sunny spells and the temperature briefly reached 15.5c. Showers, some moderate and heavy broke out by the end of the afternoon and continued in to the evening.

 

May so far:

 

Mean temperature: 11.4c  (0.0c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 22.4 on the 7th

Minimum temperature: -1.2c on the 1st

Grass Minimum:  -4.2c on the 1st

Rainfall 11.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours 3.3mm on the 4th.

Maximum wind gust: 26.0 mph WSW on the 4th.

 

2013 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 22.4c on the 7th May.

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

Grass Minimum:  -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 187.1 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 good rain shadow in effect looking at the radar today. Mostly dry but dull odd spot of rain and cold

Temp 8.9C

Wind F3 S

Rainfall Trace

[Kent Snow]

12.1C, broken cumulus, bright, wind from the SW, 1010hPa.

[marky810]

Overcast with the odd spot of rain and a cold south westerly.

Temp is 8.4c after an overnight low of 5.9c.

I'm sure things will improve once we get to March/April!!!!

[ARTDEMOLE]

Current data for WH1081
11 May 2013 14:06:50

Temperature (°C):
Current          12.7
Trend (per hour) +0.9
Average today    8.8
Wind chill       12.7
Heat Index       12.7
Dew Point        7.6
Rel Humidity     71%

Wind (km/h):
Current Gust     14.8 E
Average Speed    5.0 ESE

Rainfall (mm):
Current rate     0.0
Last hour        0.0
Total today      1.5
Total yesterday  6.9
Total this month 17.4
Total this year  53.4

Pressure (hPa):
Current          1006.9
Trend (per hour) +0.1

 

 

Cloudy. Sun out now and then..

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly dry and cloudy morning, light rain arriving shortly before midday b.s.t. The afternoon saw several showers moving in from the west; one around 1230 g.m.t was heavy and the rest were mainly light.

Sunny intervals developed by mid-afternoon and continued into the early evening.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 8.0c

Max' today; 9.0c

Min' last night; 3.4c

Grass min; 1.6c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 5.2 mm

Sunshine today so far; 1.79 hrs

Mean wind speed; 17 mph W

Highest gust today; 42 mph W at 1407 g.m.t

7 oktas Cb and Cu

Vis; 65 km.

[TonyH]

Clear spells and dry last night. light to moderate SSW breeze.

Cloudy with some showers this morning, sunny intervals and some further showers pm, one heavy with hail 1720. Cool with a moderate to fresh WNW wind.

Clear spells this evening.

 

Min: 5.2c @ 0330

Max: 13.5c @ 1515

Rain yesterday: 3.9mm

Rain since 10am today: 2mm

 

Currently: clear spells

Temp: 6.4c

RH: 87%

Pressure: 1015mbar, rising.