Saturday 28th Dec General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A dry clear start with light yes light variable winds.

Temp 2.8C

Barometer 988mb rising

Wind F2 Variable Max gust today 45mph

Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

dry, very little cloud and not much breeze either, a low of 3.7C currently

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 28th December 2013:

 

Clear spells overnight, a continuing force 2-3 SW wind prevented the temperature falling any lower than 1.7c with -0.7c on the grass. At observation, mostly clear and dry, ground frost.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.8°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.7°C

24-hour maximum 9.8°C

24-hour minimum: 1.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -0.7°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 41.7mph W

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

3 Oktas Cirrostratus, Stratocumulus.

Visibility: very good, >10 miles.

Temperature: 2.1°C

Humidity: 90.9%

Dew point 0.8°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 3 WSW

Barometer 993.4mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday:

 

Turning cloudy windy and mild overnight, spell of rain turning moderate through the early hours.. The SE close to near gale force at times. At observation, windy, partly cloudy, dry. Bright with sunny spells through the day, staying dry, very windy, mild temperature wise, though feeling chilly in the wind.

 

December 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.8c  (1.5c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 15th

Minimum temperature: -0.4c on the 26th

Grass Minimum: -4.9c on the 11th

Rainfall 55.1mm

Wettest 24 hours 16.8mm on the 23rd.

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 765.7mm

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

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

Edited December 28, 2013 by Polar Continental

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with long clear periods; the strong south west wind gradually decreased to moderate by the end of the night.

So far this morning it's chilly and dry with sunny intervals and patches of high cloud.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 1.5c

24 hr max; 7.5c

24 hr min; 1.0c

Grass min; -1.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.3 mm

Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW/W

2 oktas Cb ( on the northern horizon ), Ac and Ci

Vis; over 80 km.

[SteveB]

Dry bright start,

 

Temp 4.8c

[The PIT]

Dry Sunny Spells warming up nicely. Lovely day out there due to a pulled back I couldn't walk very far this morning but at least I went for one. Some nice distant shower clouds but not coming this way.

Temp 5.2C

Barometer 992mb Rising

Wind F2 Variable

Rainfall Nil

[Kent Snow]

7.2C, few cumulus, cirrus, wind from the SW, 999hPa.

[SteveB]

Dry day with good sunny spells.

 

Temp 2.5c

Max Temp 8.0c

Min Temp 2.5c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny periods and a gradually decreasing breeze.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 1.3c

Max' today; 4.6c

Min' last night; 1.0c

Grass min; -1.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 4.16 hrs

Mean wind speed; 8 mph SW/W

Highest gust today; 32 mph SW at 0321

2 oktas Ci and Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[TonyH]

Drove to Rugby, Warwickshire this sunny afternoon.

Clear and frosty in Rugby this evening, temperature at nearby Church Lawford was 2c recently.

 

 

LLanwnnen readings:

 

Clear spells and some showers last night, ground frost.

Rather cloudy am,sunny periods afternoon, light to moderate SW breeze.

 

MIn 0.8c @ 0430

Max 6.4c @ 0200

Est sun 3 hours

Max wind SW 15mph @ 0200

Rain yesterday 2.6mm

Rain since 0900 Trace

 

Currently: Frosty -1.5c

[Stargazer]

Dry and sunny all day after a clear frosty start. Maximum 8.5, minimum 0.3. Wind light W.