Thursday 16th May 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A very cold start with a ground frost

Temp 2.8C

Wind F1 S

Rainfall since midnight nil

[Coast]

9.2°C

999.5 mb steady

Wind 3.8 mph gusting 6.9 mph max W/SW

DP 7.6°C

Humidity 90%

0.2 mm rain  last 24 hours

Cloud base 641 ft

 

Dry and bright at home, foggy inland 

[Methuselah]

Dry and sunny, 8.6C.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night with a slight ground frost.

So far this morning sunny and dry with a light SE breeze.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 8.4c

24 hr max; 9.5c

24 hr min; 2.2c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.8 mm

Mean wind speed; 7 mph SE

1 okta Ac, Sc and a few distantand quite large Cu

Vis; over 80 km.

[Kent Snow]

11.1C, scattered cumulus, bright, wind from the S, 1001hPa.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 16th May 2013:

 

Clear spells overnight and cold for mid May, ground frost. Low 1.3c with –1.9c on the grass. After a sunny start cloud is beginning to bubble up.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 12.3°C

Minimum temperature overnight  1.3°C

24-hour maximum 12.3°C

24-hour minimum: 1.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.0 mph NNW

Rainfall total: 2.0mm

 

Current Conditions.

 

4 Oktas: Cumulus mediocris, humilis.

Visibility: good about 10 miles.

Temperature: 11.5°C

Humidity: 76.9%

Dew point 7.6°C 

 

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 E

Barometer 1000.8mb: Trend: steady.

 

Yesterday:

 

Moderate rain cleared during the early hours. The day dawned cloudy and damp. The morning so far has been overcast with intermittent light rain. There was further intermittent light rain through the morning. The afternoon saw some brief bright spells, but was quickly followed by a moderate shower accompanied by a gusty northerly wind. The late afternoon saw more in the way of bright spells. Very cool for mid May with the temperature remaining in single figures for the most part, though briefly reached 12.3c in sunny spells during the early evening.

 

May so far:

 

Mean temperature: 10.5c  (-0.9c) 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 44.5 mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.9mm on the 14th.

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 220.1 mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.9.mm on the 14th May.

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

[marky810]

Overcast conditions clearing to sunny spells and light winds after an overnight low of 3.9c.

[Stargazer]

An unusually cold start for mid-May with a ground frost, then mainly dry with sunny intervals and a light shower late afternoon. Maximum 14.6, minimum 1.4.  Wind light SW.

[The PIT]

A pleasant dry day with sunny spells. Radar shows some showers now building up.

Max temp 15.1C

Wind F3 E

Rainfall trace

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny periods, until the last hour when a few showers have moved in from the east, large spots of rain but not amounting to very much; it has gone very dark to the east though.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp' 9.6c

Max' today; 12.3c

Min' last night; 2.2c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 0.1 mm

Sunshine today so far; 6.55 hrs

Mean wind speed; 7 mph NE

Highest gust today; 27 mph NE at 1642 g.m.t

6 oktas Cb, Cu, Ac and Ci

Vis; 50 km.

Edited May 16, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[TonyH]

Clear periods and a ground frost last night.

Sunny intervals and generally dry today, however a prolonged rain and hail shower 1130 to 1230, apart from this just a few brief light showers. Cool, light variable breezes.

 

Min: 1.1c @ 0500

Max: 12.8c @ 0945 (convergence line related) secondary peak 12.7c @ 1730

Rain yesterday: 0.6mm

Rain since 10am today: 3.6mm

 

Currently: Clearing, very cool

Temp: 5c

RH: 91%

Pressure: 1001mbar, rising slowly