Saturday 21st General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A very mild start windy last evening into the early hours with a max gust 55mph and 48 mph after midnight.

Temp 8.6C

Barometer 1008mb steady

Wind F4 SSW Max gust 48mph

Rainfall 2.2mm

[johnholmes]

dry with no cloud and a bit of a breeze, less than last evening, rain cleared south in early hours, mild with the low=9.5C, another night with it well above what the December maximum is usually.

[Coast]

10.6 ℃

1014.2 hPa falling 0.1 hPa/hr

Wind 14.5 mph gusting 39.0 mph max W/NW

DP 9.2℃

Humidity 93%

8.1mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 446ft

Dark and windy

[SteveB]

Dry bright start

 

Temp 11.8c

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 21st December 2013:

 

Mild, windy and cloudy overnight with a spell of  light rain. The early hours saw a clearance arrive with the southerly wind falling moderate. Bright and sunny spells this morning, damp underfoot.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

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

Minimum temperature overnight 8.4°C

24-hour maximum 10.0°C

24-hour minimum: 2.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 7.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 26.6 mph SSE

Rainfall total: 0.9mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

3 Oktas Stratus fractus, Cirrus.

Visibility: good around 10 miles.

Temperature: 9.4°C

Humidity: 89.3%

Dew point 7.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 S

Barometer 1008.8mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells following the rain last night, widespread ground frost and a touch of air frost, low -0.1c with -4.0c on the grass. Currently mostly clear and feeling cold with a force 4 westerly wind. Untreated roads and pavements very icy this morning. Some bright spells but also a good deal of cloud at times. Turning quite windy, especially by late afternoon and in to the evening. Light rain set in around mid evening, windy.

 

December 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 6.0c  (1.7c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 15th

Minimum temperature: -0.1c on the 19th

Grass Minimum: -4.9c on the 11th

Rainfall 27.2 mm

Wettest 24 hours 9.3mm on the 18th.

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 737.8mm

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

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

[Terminal Moraine]

A windy evening yesterday with a period of rain, moderate at times, clearing by the early hours. A gust of 54 mph at 2101 but the wind moderated once the rain had cleared.

Today so far has been mild and dry with sunny spells during the morning but increasing high and medium level cloud since midday.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 7.6c

24 hr max; 7.6c

24 hr min; 0.8c

Overnight min; 6.2c

Grass min; 4.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 5.4 mm

Mean wind speed; 24 mph SSW

6 oktas Sc and St fractus

Vis; 25 km.

[The PIT]

A pleasant enough day. Dry Mild with sunny spells and decreasing winds.

Max temp 10.4C now 9.3C

Barometer 1000mb falling

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall 2.2mm

[SteveB]

Dry day with variable cloud

 

Temp 12.2c

Max Temp 12.6c

Min Temp 10.6

[Kent Snow]

10.1C, rain. overcast, mild, wind from the S/SW, 1010hPa.

[smithyweather]

Temp is 4.3c

Dew points is 0.0c

Both dropping snow by midnight i'd say.

Edited December 21, 2013 by smithyweather

[TonyH]

Very mild with a few light showers and a fresh SW wind last night.

Mainly cloudy today with a few sunny intervals, mild and windy. Generally a fresh SW wind today. Squall line around 1620 gave heavy to torrential rain, severe gale gusts and TL 3 miles to SE (1627), it also lowered the temperature by 3c in just 20 minutes. 

 

Min 9.4c @ 0330

Max 10.8c @ 1337

Rain yesterday 14.2mm

Rain since 0900 today 4.5mm

Max wind SSW 53mph @ 1621

Est sun 0.5 hours

 

Currently Clear intervals, breezy

7c/ 94%/ 1003mbar rising slowly

Edited December 21, 2013 by TonyH

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with sunny spells followed by a dry afternoon with increasing high and medium level cloud. A short spell of heavy rain between 1750 and 1820, accompanied by a strong and  gusty /SW wind.

 

At 1830;

Temp; 6.6c

Max' today; 8.6c

Min' last night; 6.2c

Grass min; 4.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1830; 3.1 mm

Sunshine today; 1.06 hrs

Mean wind speed; 30 mph SW

Highest gust today; 53 mph SW at 1823

8 oktas As, Ac and St fractus

Vis; 75 km.

[Stargazer]

Mild and windy, with rain most of the day. Maximum 12.0, minimum 7.7. Wind fresh SSW.