Sunday 22nd December 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[Coast]

9.9°C

1005.9 hPa rising 0.1 hPa/hr

Wind 13.1 mph gusting 32,2 mph max W/NW

DP 7.3°C

Humidity 85%

8.0 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 989 ft

Dark and windy

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 22nd December 2013:

 

Windy with further light to moderate rain overnight. The morning so far, bright spells, variable cloud, damp underfoot.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 11.2°C

Minimum temperature overnight 4.2°C

24-hour maximum 11.2°C

24-hour minimum: 4.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 36.8 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 4.5mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

4 Oktas Stratocumulus.

Visibility: good around 10 miles.

Temperature: 5.0°C

Humidity: 90.4%

Dew point 3.6°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 4 WSW

Barometer 1003.6mb: Trend: steady.

 

Yesterday:

 

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. Some watery sunny spells through the morning and in to the early afternoon, though mostly cloudy, especially by late afternoon. The early evening saw a spell of light to moderate rain and a gusty SW wind. A clearance following by around 19:30 GMT.

 

December 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 6.1c  (1.8c) 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 31.7 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 742.3mm

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

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

[SteveB]

Dry bright start

 

Temp 6.3c

[Terminal Moraine]

A breezy night with a few moderate-heavy showers during the early hours.

Currently it's dry with sunny intervals.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 3.6c

24 hr max; 8.6c

24 hr min; 2.9c

Grass min; 0.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 7.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 20 mph SW

7 oktas Cu, Ac and Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

[johnholmes]

dry with sunny spells after a cloudless start along with a breeze, rain earlier about 0600 on another trough, overnight low of 5.7C

[The PIT]

A rare lie in for me why not. Anyway a mild start to day although it looks like the daytime temps may just be average or just below as they're not rising much. Sunny spells isolated light showers

Temp 5.7C overnight low 4.5C

Barometer 1001mb rising

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall 2.6mm

[SteveB]

Sunshine and showers

 

Temp 6.2c

Max Temp 8.9c

Min Temp 5.8c

[The PIT]

Temps didn't respond much to the sun so peaked below the norm for the month so a cold day.

Max temp 5.7C now 3.9C

Barometer 1003mb rising

Wind F4 SW

Rainfall 2.6mm

[Terminal Moraine]

 A few brief light rain and sleet showers and a few short sunny intervals. Much of the cloud cleared during the second half of the afternoon but by that time the sun was well down behind the moor.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 0.8c

Max' today; 4.3c

Min' last night; 2.9c

Grass min; 0.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.1 mm

Sunshine today; 0.25 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph SW

Highest gust today; 43 mph SW at 1129

1 okta Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[Stargazer]

Still mild but a complete contrast from the dark and damp weather we had yesterday. Mainly dry and breezy with long sunny spells, a single shower early evening. Maximum 9.6, minimum 4.8. Wind moderate SW.

[Kent Snow]

5.1C, clear skies, wind from the S/SW, 1012hPa.

[TonyH]

Windy with some showers last night.

Sunny intervals and a few showers today, a little hail. Moderate SW breeze.

Clear periods and frosty this evening, a brief rain and sleet shower 2100.

 

Min 4.1c @ 0630

Max 7.2c @ 0300

Rain yesterday 10.0mm

Rain since 0900 today: 0.6mm

Est sun 2.6 hours

Max wind SW 35mph @ 0300

 

Currently Clear and frosty

0c (down to -1c @ 0830) / 96%/ 1010mbar steady