Sunday 5th Jan 2013 reports

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 05th January 2014:

 

Light showers cleared away last night to clear spells. Widespread ground frost. At observation, cloud increasing through the morning, bright spells, ground frost.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight 0.2°C

24-hour maximum 5.7°C

24-hour minimum: 0.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 10.9mph NE

Rainfall total: 0.6mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

4 Oktas Altocumulus, Cirrocumulus, Altostratus, Cirrus.

Visibility: good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 1.2°C

Humidity: 96.2%

Dew point 0.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 2 S

Barometer 1000.1mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday:

 

Cloudy overnight with further spells of rain, moderate at times. Cloudy and damp so far this morning, stopped raining. A cloudy day followed with intermittent light rain, very dull, much less windy. The evening saw a clearance spreading from the SW with the odd light shower following.

[Polar Maritime]

Observation at 7:50am

 

A slight dusting of snow here this morning, very icy with an overnight ground frost, a low of -0.6c. Current temp 0.3c, Dp 0.4c, Wind Chill -1.2c. S/W 4mph

[knocker]

Total cloud cover with 8/8 Ns and ragged St underneath, Temp 8.3C and S 14mph. Continuous slight rain. Warm front approaching from the west.

[SteveB]

Dry chilly start

 

Temp 5.3c

[johnholmes]

a sunny frosty start with a thin layer of Ac spreading in over the last hour or so, a low of 1.4C so ground not air frost

[Terminal Moraine]

Lengthy clear periods overnight but areas of cloud at times during the early hours, thick enough to produce a light shower of snow grains. Thick fog developed around 0815 and lasted until 1000.

Currently it's dry and cold with 7 oktas Ac.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 0.0c

24 hr max; 4.1c

24 hr min; -0.4c

Grass min; -4.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.2 mm

Mean wind speed; 9 mph S

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 80 mts.

[The PIT]

A rare cold start to the day. No air frost of course but it got closer. Now dull after some early sun

Temp 2.3C

Barometer 998mb falling

Wind F2 S

Rainfall Nil

[Zenarcher]

Greenock

 

Weather Conditions Cloudy Dry

Temp 7c

Wind 11mph South

DewPoint 4c

Humidity 81%

Pressure 989mb Falling

Visibility 10 Miles

[The PIT]

A rare cold day which probably by midnight won't be a cold day as temps continue to rise. Light rain this afternoon coupled with light winds and general gloom made it a disappointing end to the day

Temp 5C

Barometer 994mb falling

Winds F3 SSE

Rainfall 0.6mm

[SteveB]

Another day of sunshine, rain & showers

 

Temp 11.0c

Max Temp 11.0c

Min Temp 2.6c

[hillbilly]

A dull cloudy day with some light showers a rare glimpse of the sun ,cold max4 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy and dry morning after the clearance of thick fog around 1015. The afternoon began dry but light rain arrived from the south by 1315 and became more persistent, and moderate at times, from 1400. The S wind gradually increased from a light breeze early this morning to f6-7 by early evening.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 5.4c

Max' today; 5.4c

Min' last night; -0.4c

Grass min; -4.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 2.1 mm

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed; 32 mph S/SE

8 oktas Ns

Intermittent moderate rain

Vis; 6 km. 

[Zenarcher]

Greenock

 

Weather Conditions Cloudy With Showers

Temp 8c

Wind 19mph South East

DewPoint 6c

Humidity 87%

Pressure 976mb Falling

Visibility 3 Miles

[TonyH]

Clear periods with a slight air frost last night.

Bright start, then cloudy with some bright intervals. Spells of light rain and drizzle 0900 to 1600 after which it became very heavy at times, ceasing soon after 2100. Moderate SSE this morning became fresh to strong afternoon with severe gale gusts, veering SSW this evening. Became very mild this evening.

 

Min -1.4c @ 0430

Max 11.8c @ 1900

Rain yesterday 1.4mm

Rain since 0900 15mm

Est sun 0.2 hours

Max wind SW 48mph @ 1850

 

Currently Light showers

8.6c/ 92%/ 986mbar steady

Edited January 5, 2014 by TonyH