Tuesday 14th May 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[Coast]

Please post your daily weather reports and general meteorological chat in here.

[The PIT]

A bright mostly sunny start with Hazy sunshine and patchy cloud

Cool 6.6C

Wind F3 SW

Rainfall since midnight Nil

[marky810]

Torrential rain and hail in a gusty westerly.

4.8c.

[Coast]

9.9°C

1007.6 mb falling 0.1 mb/hr

Wind 10.1 mph gusting 18.9 mph max W

DP 5.7°C

Humidity 75%

0.2 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1741 ft

 

A couple of brief bursts of heavy rain first thing and the sun is trying currently, but I don't think it will last for long.

[johnholmes]

fairly sunny with about 3/8 thin Ci increasing, low of 4.4C, a colder night than the first two days of the month

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 11C.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with lengthy clear periods and a slight ground frost despite the f3-4 W/SW breeze.

Currently it's dry with sunny intervals and increasing Cu and Sc.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 7.0c

24 hr max; 11.2c

24 hr min; 1.4c

Grass min; -0.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.7 mm

Mean wind speed; 20 mph SW

6 oktas Cu, Sc and Ci

Vis; 80 km.

[Kent Snow]

12.1C, slight rain, broken cumulus, wind from the S/SW, 1005hPa.

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 14th May 2013:

 

Clear spells overnight, low 3.5c. The morning so far has been bright with sunny spells.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 12.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight  3.1°C

24-hour maximum 12.9°C

24-hour minimum: 3.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.3°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 35.7 mph W

Rainfall total: 1.1mm

 

Current Conditions.

 

3 Oktas: Cumulus humilis, Cirrus.

Visibility: good about 10 miles.

Temperature: 10.0°C

Humidity: 71.9%

Dew point 5.2°C 

 

Wind Direction: Force 3-4 SW

Barometer 1004mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Light showery rain eventually cleared after midnight leaving variable cloud. The early morning has been bright with hazy sunny spells. Cloud bubbled up quickly with a light shower breaking out before the observation. Cloud continued to build with frequent short but heavy showers, one with hail during mid afternoon. Cool and windy.

 

May so far:

 

Mean temperature: 10.9c  (-0.5c) 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 20.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours 5.3mm on the 11th.

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 196.2 mm

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

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

[Stargazer]

Dry up to late morning; the rain arrived just before midday, showery at first, persistent by lunchtime.  Rather cold.  Maximum 14.1, minimum 6.8.  Wind moderate S.

[The PIT]

A mostly dry cool day until late afternoon when light showers once again grazed the region

Max temp 11.5C

Wind Calm

Rainfall 0.6mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Sunny intervals during the morning and gradually increasing amounts of Cu and high level cloud. A few light showers of rain and small hail around 1200 g.m.t followed by a cloudy afternoon with intermittent light rain from around 1430 g.m.t and persistent light rain from 1630 g.m.t.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 5.9c

Max' today; 9.5c

Min' last night; 1.4c

Grass min; -0.3c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 1.1 mm

Sunshine today; 3.30 hrs

Mean wind speed; 6 mph SE

Highest gust today 32 mph S/SW at 1209 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns and St fractus

Continuous light rain

Vis; 20 km.

[TonyH]

Clear periods with ground frost last night.

Bright start clouded over with light rain by 10am. Spells mostly light rain through to early evening, since whien it has been a persistent heavy to very heavy fall. Driving in sleet down to 150masl recently, and there is a hint of sleet here now! Very cool day, moderate to fresh SE breeze has switched NNW this evening.

 

Min: +0.3c @ 0400

Max: 8.2c @ 1230

Rain yesterday: 2mm

Rain since 10am today: 24mm and rising!

 

Currently: Heavy rain with a hint of sleet.

Temp: 4.4c

RH: 95%

Pressure: 990mbar, falling slowly.