Tuesday 17th December General Weather Chat

[SteveB]

Morning weather fans

 

Dry cool start

 

Temp 5.0c

[johnholmes]

dry, no wind, very little cloud it would seem  and a current low of 2.7C, not quite low enough for any sign of ground frost

[Coast]

4.9°C

1025.4 hPa rising 0.2 hPa/hr

Wind 2.1 mph gusting 5.0 mph max NW

DP 3.9 °C

Humidity 95%

13.0mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 437 ft

[Kent Snow]

4.7C, overcast, light rain, wind from the NE, 1023hPa.

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 17th December 2013:

 

Mostly dry and cloudy for the first half of the night, more variable cloud after midnight. At observation, clear, sun rising, ground frost.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 12.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight 0.9°C

24-hour maximum 12.5°C

24-hour minimum: 0.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -4.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 29.8 mph SW

Rainfall total: 0.9mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

1 Oktas Altostratus.

Visibility: good around 10 miles.

Temperature: 1.1°C

Humidity: 98.1%

Dew point 0.8°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 1 ESE

Barometer 1024.0mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday:

 

Cloudy, very mild and damp overnight, windy. The morning, damp and very mild with the odd spot of drizzle. By early afternoon a few sharp showers broke out in the area, turning less mild. By the end of the afternoon it had turned dry, though remaining cloudy.

 

December 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 6.3c  (2.0c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 15th

Minimum temperature: 0.6c on the 11th

Grass Minimum: -4.9c on the 11th

Rainfall 14.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours 6.3mm on the 12th.

Maximum wind gust: 56.7 mph WSW on the 5th.

 

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 725.5mm

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

Maximum wind gust: 56.7 mph WSW on the 5th Dec

[The PIT]

A rare cool start to the day with a rare prolonged view of the sun.

Temp 3.5C

Barometer 1023mb falling

Wind S F3

Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy start to last night but it became mainly clear after midnight with a ground frost developing.

So far today it's been dry and sunny with a light W breeze.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 2.4c

24 hr max; 10.2c

24 hr min; 1.9c

Grass min; -2.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.9 mm

Mean wind speed' 8 mph W

1 okta Ac

Vis; 75 km

[Stargazer]

Wet and windy overnight but the rain cleared in the early hours. Dry all day with sunny intervals.  Maximum 6.4, minimum 4.3.  Wind light NE.

[The PIT]

A cool sunny day and a rare one below average. I think the 3rd one this month.

Max temp 6.6C

Barometer 1019mb falling

Wind F1 S

Rainfall 0.2mm

[johnholmes]

A beautiful day, very little cloud, no wind, a max for me of 7.8C, which is 0.8C above my 17 year average. Shame my golf did not match up to the weather-I blame a snotty snuffly bunged up cold=yet another excuse really!

[SteveB]

Dry cool day

 

Temp 5.8c

Max Temp 7.1cM

in Temp 3.2c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly sunny day with a light W breeze at first, backing southerly by late afternoon.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 2.1c

Max' today; 5.1c

Min' last night; 1.9c

Grass min; -2.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 4.94 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph S

Highest gust today; 19 mph W at 0226

5 oktas Ac and Ci

Vis; over 80 km. 

Edited December 17, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[TonyH]

Clearing to a slight air frost last night.

Sunny periods to early afternoon, cloudiert with sunny intervals after 1300. Rather cold, light to moderate SSE breeze.

 

Min -1.7c @ 0730

Max 6.3c @ 1330

Rain yesterday 0.7mm

Rain since 0900 today Trace

Est sun 3.5 hours

Max wind South 18mph @ 1946

 

Currently Clear intervals, increasing breeze

4c/ 92%/ 1016mbar falling