Monday 30 December 2013-general weather comments

[johnholmes]

cloudy and fairly breezy with just a little light rain now and then, temperature has risen through the night to 10.7C from 6.6C at midnight

[Coast]

8.9°C

1007.8 hPa falling 0.4 hPa/hr

Wind 15.4 mph gusting 34.5 mph max S/SE

DP 6.2°C

Humidity 83%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 726 ft

 

Dull and cloudy, wind picking up again

[SteveB]

Cloudy wet and windy

 

Temp 11.2c

[Polar Continental]

Monday 30th December 2013:

 

Cloud continued to increase last night making for a cloudy and mild night. The south to SE wind also picked up fresh to strong. At observation, light rain, near gale South to SE wind.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 3.7°C

24-hour maximum 9.6°C

24-hour minimum: 1.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.8mph SSE

Rainfall total:1.3mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas Nimbostratus.

Visibility:  moderate, around 8 miles.

Temperature: 9.6°C

Humidity: 92.0%

Dew point 8.4°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 6-7 SSE

Barometer 998.9mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells overnight, low -0.9c with -6.2c on the grass. Sunny and frosty so far this morning. Good sunny spells and dry though the day. Cloud increasing towards dusk.

 

 

December 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.7c  (1.4c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 15th

Minimum temperature: -0.9c on the 29th

Grass Minimum: -6.2c on the 29th

Rainfall 56.4mm

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 767.0mm

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

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

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy and mild night with intermittent rain and a strengthening southerly wind.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 7.8c

24 hr max; 7.8c

24 hr min; 1.9c

Grass min; -1.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 35 mph S

8 oktas Ns

Continuous light rain

Vis; 25 km.

[The PIT]

A mild start to the day with mostly light rain and the odd moderate burst earlier on.

Temp 9.4C

Barometer 994mb falling

Wind F5 S Max gust 44mph

Rainfall 7mm

[SteveB]

A day of sunshine & showers

 

Temp 8.6c

Max Temp 11.4c

Min Temp 8.5c

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and windy morning with light-moderate rain. The rain became intermittent during the early afternoon and eventually cleared by 1530.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 4.0c

Max' today; 8.0c

Min' last night; 1.9c

Grass min; -1.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 3.9 mm

Sunshine today; 0.01 hrs

Mean wind speed; 22 mph SW/W

Highest gust today; 59 mph S at 1010

1 okta Ac

Vis; 65 km.

[TonyH]

Rugby report:

Windy, light rain and drizzle at times am, some sunny intervals afternoon, rather windy still (SW). Very mild last night.

Church Lawford readings

Min 3.7c yesterday evening

Max 9.9c

Rain yesterday 0.1mm

Meanwhile back home

Heavy rain and strong SSW to SSE winds to 0900 (SG gusts), a very mild warm sector night. Cold front through 0900 dropping temperature 4c in 1 hour. A little more rain to midday, a few afternoon sunny intervals, moderate SW breeze afternoon. Possibly a ground frost with early evening clear intervals but turning milder and probably cloudy through the evening.

Min 5.9c @ 1045

Max 10.2c @ 0900

Rain yesterday 29mm approx

Rain since 0900 today 2mm approx

Est sun 0.8 hours

Max wind SSW 50mph @ 0320

 

Currently:

6.2c/ 92%/ 1006mbar falling slowly