Sunday 28th July General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A much fresher feel today after heavy overnight rain.

Temp 15.1C

Barometer 1001mb rising

Wind F3 WSW

Rainfall since midnight 21mm

[Polar Maritime]

Very heavy rain last night with thunder and lightning all round,but never directly above,,, An overnight low of 13c

 

Currently.

Cloudy with sunny intervals and light winds.

Temp 14.8c

Wind 4mph S/W

Rain in the last 24hrs 64.2mm

Edited July 28, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[cloudscapes]

Current data for Bracebridge Heath Weather

28 July 2013 9:07:02 AM

 

Temperature (°C):

Current   18.3

Trend (per hour) +0.9

Average today   19.9

Wind chill 18.3

Heat Index 18.3

Dew Point   13.2

Rel Humidity 72%

Wind (mph):

Current Gust 15 SW

Average Speed   4 S

Rainfall (mm):

Current rate 0.0

Last hour   0.0

Total today   10.2

Total yesterday  0.0

Total this month 26.1

Pressure (hPa):

Current   1004.2

Trend (per hour) +0.6

 

 

 

[Methuselah]

Dry, breezy and warm, with early convection, 20C...

[Terminal Moraine]

It's nights like last night which make an amateur meteorologists life worth living.

Moderate rain early yesterday evening became torrential for an hour and a half from about 1930 g.m.t, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The rain slackened off to moderate or heavy during the late evening but there was another spell of torrential rain during the early hours before it all cleared to the north before dawn.

Currently dry and breezy with sunny intervals.

Yesterday's rainfall was the third largest daily total here since I set up the station in 1977.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 16.9c

24 hr max; 22.8c

24 hr min; 13.1c

Grass min; 13.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 73.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph SW

7 oktas Cu and Ci

Vis; 70 km.

[SteveB]

Dry mostly cloudy start,

 

Temp 18.8c

[johnholmes]

Just 6.8mm as most of the rain tracked west of here, see TM and Pit reports, a mix of Cu Sc and sunshine this morning along with a breeze, a low of 15.1C now on 19.9C with Td about the same as yesterday. It does feel a touch fresher though having that breeze.

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 28th July 2013:

 

Heavy and torrential rain continued until well after midnight here though only a few rumbles of local thunder. The rain eventually became lighter and stopped around 02:30 GMT. The amount of rain measured here totalled 52.9mm from the storm, the wettest July day on local record, previous wettest was July 2001 (51.3mm) and the wettest for any month since August 2004 (56.1mm) The day dawned wet underfoot and overcast. Bright and sunny spells to observation, cloud bubbling up quickly.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 25.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 14.3°C

24-hour maximum 25.9°C

24-hour minimum: 14.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 12.4°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 16.7 mph WNW

Rainfall total: 52.9mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

5 Oktas Cumulus mediocris.

Visibility: good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 17.6°C

Humidity: 85.0%

Dew point 15.0°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 SW

Barometer 1005.5mb: Trend: rising slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Dry with clear spells overnight. Bright and sunny spells to observation, mid level cloud increasing. Cloud levels varied thorough the morning with sunny spells. By afternoon feeling hot and humid with cloud increasing making the sun hazy, overcast by late afternoon. There were a few spots of rain by early evening. By around 19:30 GMT heavy rain and thunderstorms arrived here producing some prolonged torrential downpours.

 

July so far 2013:

 

Mean temperature: 18.6c  ( + 1.9c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 29.9 on the 13th

Minimum temperature: 7.9c on the 2nd

Grass Minimum: 5.1c on the 2nd

Rainfall 92.2 mm

Wettest 24 hours 52.9mm on the 27th.

Maximum wind gust: 25.4 mph W on the 4th.

 

2013 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 29.9c on the 13th July.

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

Grass Minimum:  -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 417.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours 52.9.mm on the 26th July.

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

[The PIT]

Okay got the full rain in. The Davis overdid it a bit but we got 27mm in the official gauge.. Didn't see any lightning and only heard one rumble of thunder on the way down to the pub at 19:45. Bit baffled as to why this mornings forecast reckoned we'll be hitting 25C to 26C today. Must have been a slip of the tongue.

[Kent Snow]

21.1C, few cumulus, sunny, wind from the S, 1009hPa.

[Harve]

It's nights like last night which make an amateur meteorologists life worth living.Moderate rain early yesterday evening became torrential for an hour and a half from about 1930 g.m.t, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The rain slackened off to moderate or heavy during the late evening but there was another spell of torrential rain during the early hours before it all cleared to the north before dawn.Currently dry and breezy with sunny intervals.Yesterday's rainfall was the third largest daily total here since I set up the station in 1977.At 0800 g.m.t;Temp; 16.9c24 hr max; 22.8c24 hr min; 13.1cGrass min; 13.5cRainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 73.1 mmMean wind speed; 19 mph SW7 oktas Cu and CiVis; 70 km.

Holy hell!This would explain the puddles of water in the house.

[reef]

Overcast and misty before heavy rain moved in overnight. Now dry and breezy with long spells of sunshine. Although rather wet we had nowhere near the amounts of rain as further west.

 

Max Temp: 21.8C (so far)

Min Temp: 15.6C

Mean Wind: 10mph SW

Max Gust: 28mph

Rainfall: 10.0mm (since midnight)

 

Currently 21.8C and 64% humidity.

[Jax]

Strange, my mother said it was misty this morning too, I was not up late and it started sunny, clear and breezy @ 16oC round 07:00.

 

now up to 20.1oC in the shed, still sunny and breezy, but no high humidity

[GulberwickWeather]

Overcast, misty and raining.

 

Temp: 13.3C

Todays max: 14.8C @ 0901 UTC

Dew: 13C

Wind: E @ 3kts

Max Gust: NE @ 17kts @ 1221 UTC

Pressure: 1000.3hPa (falling)

Humidity: 98%

Rainfall last hr & today: 1.4mm

Cloud: 8 oktas

Visibility: Moderate to poor

[Polar Maritime]

It's nights like last night which make an amateur meteorologists life worth living.Moderate rain early yesterday evening became torrential for an hour and a half from about 1930 g.m.t, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The rain slackened off to moderate or heavy during the late evening but there was another spell of torrential rain during the early hours before it all cleared to the north before dawn.Currently dry and breezy with sunny intervals.Yesterday's rainfall was the third largest daily total here since I set up the station in 1977.At 0800 g.m.t;Temp; 16.9c24 hr max; 22.8c24 hr min; 13.1cGrass min; 13.5cRainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 73.1 mmMean wind speed; 19 mph SW7 oktas Cu and CiVis; 70 km.

 

Yes T.M, I stood out in it while letting the dog out, felt like someone had chucked a bucket of water over me within a few seconds ! 

[Methuselah]

Just another warm and sunny day...25C...

[SteveB]

Mostly dry day with the odd light shower.

 

Temp 19.2c

Max Temp 23.9c

Min Temp 14.6c

[cloudscapes]

Current data for Bracebridge Heath Weather

28 July 2013 8:25:07 PM

 

Temperature (°C):

Current   19.4

Trend (per hour) +0.4

Average today   22.0

Wind chill 19.4

Heat Index 19.4

Dew Point   12.4

Rel Humidity 64%

Wind (mph):

Current Gust 5 W

Average Speed   2 SSE

Rainfall (mm):

Current rate 0.0

Last hour   0.0

Total today   2.1

Total yesterday  10.2

Total this month 28.2

Pressure (hPa):

Current   1007.8

Trend (per hour) +0.3

 

 

 

[GulberwickWeather]

Overcast, misty with heavy rain.

 

Temp: 13.4C

Dew: 13.2C

Wind: NNE @ 2 kts

Max gust: NNE @ 30 kts @ 1657 UTC

Pressure: 992.3hPa (falling)

Humidity: 99%

Rainfall today: 13.0mm

Cloud: 8 oktas

Visibility: Poor

[Stargazer]

A more typical summer's day than we've had for a while - dry and breezy with sunny periods and temperatures only just above normal, and a single short shower a few minutes ago.  Maximum 23.2, minimum 14.1.  Wind moderate SW.

[TonyH]

A little rain early last night, then clear intervals.

Mix of cloud and sunny intervals with some showers, heavy 0900, and again at times early evening, not much between.

Moderate to fresh south to SE wind and quite warm.

 

Min: 11.2c @ 0500

Max: 22.2c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: 4.2mm 

Rain since 10am today: 4mm

Est sun: 5 hours

Max wind: 28mph @ 1400

 

Currently: Heavy showers

15.6c/ 93%/ 1004mbar rising slowly

 

[Terminal Moraine]

Firstly a correction to my rainfall total reported as 73.1 mm this morning.

When I read the gauge the bottle had overflowed into the inner can of the gauge and when I took this out there was also water in the body of the gauge and the can appeared to be dripping into it, I therefore dug out the gauge and measured the water in the body, assuming the inner can was leaking.

During the day I began to have niggling doubts about the difference in catch between this gauge and my other gauges so I checked the inner can for leaks and found it had none; the water in the body of the gauge must have got there at some other time, probably during the blizzard at the end of March, and as I only occasionally take out the inner can to clean it I hadn't noticed it.

Anyway the true rainfall total for yesterday is 64.9 mm which, despite the reduction, is still the largest daily fall on record for July and the 4th largest for any month on this record.

This morning was dry and breezy with sunny intervals, this afternoon there were one or two brief light showers at first and then one heavy one during mid-afternoon followed by more sunny intervals.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 18.7c

Max' today; 19.9c

Min' last night; 13.1c

Grass min; 13.5c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 3.8 mm

Sunshine today; 3.59 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph SW

Highest gust today; 36 mph SW at 0135 g.m.t

5 oktas Cu congestus, Cb and Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

[hillbilly]

a wet start becoming dry and cloudy with a few brief showers in afternoon and mainly wet this evening quite windy today a max of 21 deg