Wednesday 30th October General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A rare cold start this October poss ground frost the first of the autumn possible as well. Dry and clear

Temp 4.7C

Barometer 1016mb rising

Wind F3 SW

rainfall 0.2mm

[Radiating Dendrite]

Ground frost here this morning.

Air temperature is currently 1.7c

Coldest recorded this autumn so far!

[Mark Neal.]

Ground frost here and first of the season. Temperature 1.3c. Wind 3mph S.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

No frost - but +3.5c in Rugby this morning

[Polar Maritime]

Slight ground frost here, had to scrape the windscreen this morning, Heavy showers continued yesterday evening but slowly died out leaving 16.2mm of rain yesterday, before sky's cleared. An overnight low of 2.6c.

Currently; A lovely Autumnal morning, with a crystal clear sky's.

Temp 2.6c

Dp 2.1c

Wind South 0mph

Rain since midnight 0mm

EDITED after reading TM's post. Not cold enough last night for an air frost.

Edited October 30, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[SteveB]

Dry clear start

 

Temp 7.8c

[Radiating Dendrite]

Bottomed out at 1.4c.

Am I correct in thinking an air frost cannot be called until the air temp is 0.0c or below?

[Coast]

8.2°C

1017.7 Pa rising 0.6 Pa/hr

Wind 0.0 mph gusting 7.8 mph max W

DP 6.5°C

Humidity 89%

1.8 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 703 ft

 

Bright, clear and crisp. Colder then of recent. 

[GulberwickWeather]

Bright, calm with some sunshine.

 

Temp: 4.2C

Dew: 3.5C

Overnight min: 3.7C @ 0642 UTC

Wind: WSW @ 1kt

Max gust: N @ 9 kts @ 0006 UTC

Pressure: 1007.9hPa (rising slowly)

Humidity: 95%

Rainfall today: nil

Cloud: 3 oktas

Visibility: Good

 

Todays forecast: http://www.gulberwickweather.co.uk/page3.html

[Terminal Moraine]

Bottomed out at 1.4c.Am I correct in thinking an air frost cannot be called until the air temp is 0.0c or below?

The air temperature has to be -0.1c or lower to count as an air frost; 0.0c doesn't count.

 

A clear and sunny start here with a gentle W breeze. Full report in an hour or so when I've done all the readings.

[johnholmes]

dry, sunny with no cloud and no wind which makes a change, a low of 4.6C, the lowest since mid May

Air Frost and slight ground frost here, had to scrape the windscreen this morning, Heavy showers continued yesterday evening  but slowly died out leaving 16.2mm of rain yesterday, before sky's cleared. An overnight low of 2.6c.

 

Currently; A lovely Autumnal morning, with a crystal clear sky's.

Temp 2.6c

Dp 2.1c

Wind South 0mph

Rain since midnight 0mm

 

 

sorry PM not an air frost, please see the note from TM

[Terminal Moraine]

A few showers continued until around midnight but they were light and any heavier ones, as with the whole of yesterday, were a few miles to the north. Once the showers had gone the cloud dispersed to leave a clear second half of the night with the second ground frost of the season recorded.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 5.6c

24 hr max; 9.2c

24 hr min; 2.6c

Grass min; -0.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 11 mph SW

1 okta Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

Edited October 30, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 30th October 2013:

 

Turning chilly overnight under a clear sky, low 1.4c with -2.0c on the grass, the first ground frost of the season at this station. Sunny so far this morning, temperature rising quickly.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 11.1°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.4°C

24-hour maximum 11.1°C

24-hour minimum: 1.4°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -2.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 28.1 mph WSW

Rainfall total: tr. mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

2 Oktas Altocumulus, Cirrocumulus,

Visibility: good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 4.5°C

Humidity: 96.7%

Dew point 4.0°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 2 S

Barometer 1017.2mb: Trend: rising slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

A little light showery rain continued in to the early hours. Bright spells and a few scattered light showers around this morning. The day stayed bright with sunny spells with a few showers scattered around, just a few further spots noted here.

 

October 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 12.2c  (+ 2.0c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 20.6c on the 8th

Minimum temperature: 1.4c on the 30th

Grass Minimum: -2.0c on the 30th

Rainfall 123.0 mm

Wettest 24 hours 17.4mm on the 12th.

Maximum wind gust: 36.1 mph WSW on the 23rd.

 

2013 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 30.6c on the 1st August.

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

Grass Minimum:  -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 657.9mm

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

Maximum wind gust: .5 mph WSW on the 30th Jan

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Overnight minimum of 4.3c at 7:18amCurrently 9.5c

1016.4mb rising

[Kent Snow]

11.4C, few cumulus, sunny, wind from the SW, 1022hPa.

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

I knew I shouldn't have reset my weather station last night, my pressure gauge is massively out. 

 

The wireless went down last night just as it got cold!

 

Just checked wunderground and it shows 1022mb for Benfleet

[Polar Maritime]

Sorry for the error this morning, and thanks TM for correcting me. Moving on, A dry day with clear blue sky's this morning, but patchy cloud developed this afternoon and the wind picked up a little. A max temp of 10.2c.

 

Currently; Patchy cloud and breezy.

Temp 10c

Dp 8.3c

Wind  S/E 14mph

Gusting 33mph at 4:19pm

Rain since midnight 0.0mm

Edited October 30, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[The PIT]

A cool day and dry until late afternoon when the odd spots rain crossed the region.

Max temp 11.8C now 11.3C

Barometer 1012mb falling

Wind f4 SW

Rainfall 0.2mm

[GulberwickWeather]

Wet and windy!

 

Temp: 8.4C

Dew: 7.5C

Todays max: 8.7C @ 1708 UTC

Wind: SSE @ 22kts

Max gust: SSE @ 32kts @ 1745 UTC

Pressure: 998.2hPa (falling quickly)

Humidity: 94%

Rainfall last hr: 1.4mm

Rainfall today: 1.8mm

[Skeggy Winter Storm]

Had a low of 1.4c this mornin with a touch of ground frost so def feeling nippy temp now is 8.5c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with lengthy sunny spells. Sunny intervals continued into the early afternoon but thickening medium level cloud brought a few spots of rain around 1600.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 10.0c

Max' today; 10.5c

Min' last night; 2.6c

Grass min; -0.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 5.33 hrs

Mean wind speed; 24 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 37 mph S at 1728

7 oktas Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[SteveB]

A mostly dry day with good sunny spells giving way to rain late afternoon.

 

Temp 13.0c

Max Temp 15.4c

Min Temp 5.8c

[TonyH]

Clear periods and the Season's first air frost last night.

Sunny spells to 1100, then mostly cloudy. Spells of rain 13 - 1900 (torrential 1835). Fresh to strong SSW wind pm.

 

Min: -0.6c @ 0500

Max: 12.7c @ 1300

Rain yesterday: 0.7mm

Rain since 10am today: 8mm

Est sun: 2 hours

Max wind: SSW 36mph @ 1320

 

Currently: Cloudy, dry

10.6c/ 96%/ 1015mbar rising

 

 

[smithyweather]

6c

 

Clear. Boring..

[Stargazer]

Cold start with our first ground frost since April. Dry with sunny spells all day, just starting to drizzle now. Maximum 13.4, minimum 0.9. Wind light SW.