Friday 6th December General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A cool start with a westerly breeze.

Temp 2.3C

Barometer 1023mb rising

Wind F3 SW

Rainfall Nil

[SteveB]

Dry start

 

Temp 6.0c

[Coast]

4.4°C

1023.4 Pa rising 0.4 Pa/hr 

Wind 7.7 mph gusting 14.7 mph max W/NW

DP 0.6°C

Humidity 76%

0.6mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1592 ft

A chilly one in clear skies with a lovely sunrise just about to start.

[johnholmes]

dry with about half cover of Ci lit up orange as the sun rose, a touch of ground frost here and there with an air min of 1.6C at the moment and no wind showing on my wind vane

[GulberwickWeather]

Bitterly cold with Gale Force winds and snow showers

 

Temp:-4.9C

Dew: -6.1C

Wind Chill: -14.4C

Wind: NNW @ 19 kts

Max gust: NNW @ 39 kts @ 0814

Pressure: 1016.6hPa (rising quickly)

Humidity: 91%

Rainfall: nil

[Kent Snow]

3.7C, scattered cumulus, bright, wind from the W, 1026hPa.

[WillinGlossop]

Snow on the surrounding hills....heavy snow showers last night be didnt lay here (higher up in mossley really chucked it down 9pm) ...another 50 metres up and theres 1cm at most.... Pretty though.... Second time that ive woken to the hills being white in last few weeks.... 1c dew -2c .....

[Terminal Moraine]

Variable cloud cover overnight and occasional snow showers which have left a thin cover this morning above 280 m.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 1.6c

24 hr max; 7.5c

24 hr min; 0.4c

Grass min; -2.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 5.2 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph W/NW

4 oktas Ci and Cu

Vis; 25 km.

0.5cm of lying snow; 80% of ground covered.

[Polar Continental]

Friday 06th December 2013:

 

A good deal of cloud, though a few breaks also overnight. Some showery outbreaks of light rain / sleet. The morning so far has been partly cloudy with bright spells developing, damp underfoot.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.4°C

24-hour maximum 10.0°C

24-hour minimum: 1.4°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 56.7 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 3.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

6 Oktas Altostratus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus.

Visibility: good about 10 miles.

Temperature: 2.0°C

Humidity: 90.8%

Dew point 0.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 W

Barometer 1027.2mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells overnight though no ground frost, a continued force 3 westerly wind prevented the grass temperature falling lower than 0.0c.  Cloud and wind increasing through the early hours from the south-west. At observation, dry and very windy, the westerly wind gusting past gale force. Continuing very windy through the morning, a westerly gust of 56.7mph occurred during the early afternoon, short spells showery rain too. Some sunny spells. By mid afternoon the wind began to abate, though a few light showers continued. 

[GulberwickWeather]

Some sunshine, frequent heavy snow showers and strong winds.

 

Temp: -3.8C

Dew: -7.2C

Wind Chill: -11.7C

Todays low temp: -4.9C @ 0824

Wind: NNW @ 17kts

Max gust last hr: NNW @ 28kts

Max gust today: NNW @ 29 kts @ 0814

Pressure: 1019.7hPa (rising)

Humidity: 79%

Rainfall today: nil

Lying snow: 5cms

[reef]

Clear overnight and to start but thin cloud during the afternoon turned the sunshine hazy. The last couple of hours have been mostly cloudy with a slow rise in temperature. Too windy for an air frost last night, so still waiting for the first one this month.

 

Max Temp: 4.8C

Min Temp: 1.3C

Mean Wind: 7mph NW

Max Gust: 22mph

Rainfall: None

Sunshine: 4.9hrs

 

Currently cloudy with a temp of 1.9C and dewpoint of -0.8C.

[The PIT]

A cool sunny day in the morning then cloud increased bringing light drizzle late afternoon early evening.

Max temp 5.4C now 4.5C

Barometer 1026mb steady

Wind F1 SSW

Rainfall 0.2mm

[TonyH]

Mostly cloudy with a few light showers last night and today, a tiny bit of hail last night. A few sunny intervals late on. Quite mild last night ironically considering this was due to be the cold snap! Moderate NW to west breeze.

 

Min 5.1c @ 0640

Max 8.9c @ 1340

Rain yesterday 2.5mm

Rain since 0900 today 0.4mm

Est sun: 0.6 hours

Max wind NW 20mph @ 0100

 

Currently Rather cloudy, dry

7.3c/ 94%/ 1029mbar very steady

Edited December 6, 2013 by TonyH

[Stargazer]

Cold start with a ground frost; clouded over gradually during the day and eventually became somewhat milder than forecasts were suggesting.  Maximum 8.7, minimum 0.9.  Wind light NW.

 

Starting to realise that we're experiencing a notable dry spell, particularly since October-December are on average the wettest months here, with only about 2mm registered at the Reading university site during the past three weeks (there was hardly more than a trace amount from yesterday's storm; it was just windy here) and not a great deal in the forecast.  I suspect many other areas have had a different experience, though.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Stargazer

[SteveB]

Dry day with sunny spells

 

Temp 8.7c

Max Temp 9.7c

Min Temp 4.7c

[Terminal Moraine]

A few light sleet showers before 1000 but after that it was dry with sunny intervals developing for a time during the late morning and early afternoon. Low cloud spread in again by mid-afternoon and was thick enough  to produce occasional light drizzle.

This morning's thin snow cover had completely gone by 1100.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 3.3c

Max' today; 4.4c

Min' last night; 0.4c

Grass min; -2.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.1 mm

Sunshine today; 0.74 hrs

Mean wind speed; 3 mph W

Highest gust today; 30 mph W at 1138

8 oktas St

Vis; 25 km.

[SW Saltire]

Currently lightly snowing with a covering on some surfaces such as concrete. Very cold day with a max of 3c and the temperature is 1c currently and has risen from the early frost that set in so it'll turn to rain in a few hours