Monday 23rd December General Weather chat

[The PIT]

Not a cold start to the day but mostly cloudy and dry.

Temp 3.6C

Barometer 1003mb falling

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall Nil

[SteveB]

Dry start

 

Temp 9.1c

[johnholmes]

cloudy, dry with a S'ly breeze after a clear start in the early hours and frost on the cars, a low of 2.0C at 0038, it's now 4.0C

[Coast]

8.8°C

1003.7 hPa falling 1.0 hPa/hr

Wind 13.4 mph gusting 33.4 mph max S

DP 5.9°C

Humidity 82%

0.8mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1197 ft

 

There's a surprise, the winds getting up

[Polar Continental]

Monday 23rd December 2013:

 

Clear spells overnight though enough of a south to south-easterly wind to prevent the temperature falling to far. Clouding over before dawn. The morning so far has been overcast, turning windy. Light rain just starting.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 7.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.9°C

24-hour maximum 7.4°C

24-hour minimum: 1.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 29.2 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 0.7mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas Nimbostratus.

Visibility: moderate to good around 8-10 miles.

Temperature: 6.3°C

Humidity: 89.4%

Dew point 4.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 5 SSE

Barometer 996.6mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Windy with further light to moderate rain overnight. The morning so far, bright spells, variable cloud, damp underfoot. Sunny spells though short sharp showers moved in to the area, some moderate with hail, thunder heard by early afternoon. The maximum reached 7.4c briefly, though fell sharply in showers to around 4c. Showers cleared by evening with ground frost setting in.

 

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 32.4 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 743.0mm

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

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

[The PIT]

Getting milder as the day goes on. Light rain and strong breeze from the south

Temp 8.3C

Barometer 985mb falling

Wind F5 S Max Gust 43mph

Rainfall 3mm

[Ninman]

Pressure falling - currently at 976 mb

Wind speed increasing - averaging in the last hour at 26mph with a gust of 48mph, with squally rain.

 

I'm dreading going out to the butchers to get the turkey - what a lovely 30th birthday this is!

[Terminal Moraine]

Clear periods overnight, especially before midnight, but clouding over during the early hours with a few showery outbreaks of light rain arriving before dawn.

A cloudy day so far with light rain at first, becoming moderate at times after 1130.

The S wind has steadily increased since dawn with a maximum gust, so far, of 60 mph at 1030.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 3.5c

24 hr max; 4.3c

24 hr min; 0.3c

Grass min; -2.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.4 mm

Mean wind speed; 22 mph S

8 oktas Ns and St fractus

Intermittent light rain

Vis; 30 km.

[The PIT]

A blustery mild day but shelter from the south meant it hasn't been a stormy day. Light rain most of the morning and early afternoon.

Max Temp 10.4C

Barometer 978mb falling

Wind F5 SSW Max gust 47 mph

Rainfall 6.8mm

[SteveB]

Cloudy wet windy day

 

Temp 11.7c

Max Temp 12.1c

Min Temp 5.2c

[Stargazer]

Overcast with rain most of the day and an increasing wind, with gusts to gale force. Maximum 10.8, minimum 2.1. Wind strong SSW.

[Terminal Moraine]

A fairly wet and windy day, although the rain this morning was mainly light. The rain cleared late this afternoon and the wind decreased from force 8 to force 5.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 8.5c

Max' today; 8.6c

Min' last night; 0.3c

Grass min; -2.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 6.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 25 mph S

Highest gust today; 61 mph S at 1314

8 oktas Ac and  St

 Vis; over 80 km

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs.

[TonyH]

Yesterday evenings frost lifted before midnight as cloud and breeze increased. Mostly dry with a moderate SW breeze last night.

Often heavy rain fell from 0600 to 1400, accompanied by a strong to gale force southerly with gusts up to 60mph.  Mostly dry then 14 to 1900 bar the odd spot and winds decreased and veered SSW although still with occasional gale force gusts.

Further moderate to heavy rain this evening with a strong southerly wind gusting gale force. Mild at least!

Pressure fell from 1009mbar at midnight to 971mbar currently, some 38mbar!

 

Min -1.2c yesterday evening

Max 10.7c @ 1230

Rain yesterday 14.3mm

Rain since 0900 today 24mm

Est sun Nil

Max wind South 60mph @ 1016

 

Currently Rather heavy rain, windy

10c/ 95%/ 971mbar falling rapidly

Edited December 23, 2013 by TonyH