Tuesday 18th Feb General Weather Chat

[SteveB]

Good morning

 

Cloudy damp start

 

Temp 7.5c

[johnholmes]

cloudy, dry, light SW;ly breeze, a low of 7.3C, so quite mild

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and cloudy night with a few, mainly light, showers. Thick fog developed around 0645 and has persisted since then.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 5.5c

24 hr max; 7.0c

24 hr min; 4.0c

Overnight min; 5.1c

Grass min; 4.7c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 9 mph SW

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 110 mts.

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 18th February 2014:

 

Cloudy and mild overnight with intermittent light rain.  Mainly cloudy this morning with light rain, intermittently moderate. Some brighter spells developing towards observation.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.8°C

24-hour maximum 8.9°C

24-hour minimum: 1.8°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -2.2°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 19.1 mph W

Rainfall total: 0.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

7 Oktas, Altostratus, Altocumulus, Cirrostratus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility: moderate, around 6 miles.

Temperature: 5.9°C

Humidity: 93.8%

Dew point 5.0°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 3-4 SE

Barometer 1004.8mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells for a time last night, turning more cloudy before midnight. The morning dawned mostly cloudy, odd spot of rain. A cloudy day followed with just the odd spit of rain. The evening remained cloudy with a little light rain.

 

February 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.1  (0.9c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 8.9c on the 2nd

Minimum temperature: -0.8c on the 10th

Grass Minimum: -4.4c on the 10th

Rainfall 59.2mm

Wettest 24 hours 9.9mm on the 11th.

Maximum wind gust: 46.6 mph SE on the 5th.

 

Winter 2013-2014 Dec-Jan-Feb:

 

Days sleet/Snow Falling 2

Air frosts 11

Ground frosts 40

 

2014 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 11.3c on the 6th Jan

Minimum temperature: -1.8c on the 20th Jan

Grass Minimum: -7.1c on the 20th Jan

Rainfall 192.8mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

Maximum wind gust: 46.6 mph SE on the 5th Feb.

[The PIT]

Mild with Sunny spells

Temp 7.6C

Barometer 1005mb rising

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall since midnight nil

[The PIT]

A mild day with sunny spells and a light shower in afternoon.

Max temp 9.7C

Barometer 1005mb rising

Wind F2 WSW

Rainfall Trace

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and mainly cloudy day with a few showers later this afternoon.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 5.5c

Max' today; 7.5C

Min' last night; 5.1c

Grass min; 4.7c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.1 mm

Sunshine today; 0.04 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph W

HIghest gust today; 31 mph SW at 0003

4 oktas Cu, Sc and Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[SteveB]

Mostly dry day with good sunny spells

 

Temp 7.8c

Max Temp 11.3c

Min Temp 7.3c

[TonyH]

Light showers early night, a few clear intervals. Light variable breezes.

Rather cloudy with a few sunny intervals and a few showers morning. Sunny spells after 1300, mild. Light to moderate SW/ west breeze.

Clear periods have led to a ground frost this evening.

 

Min 4.5c @ 0800

Max 10.4c @ 1338

Rain yesterday 13.8mm

Rain since 0900 today 0.5mm

Est sun 3.2 hours

Max wind West 15mph @ 1415

 

Currently: Clear periods, ground frost

2.2c/ 94%/ 1009mbar steady

Edited February 18, 2014 by TonyH

[hillbilly]

A mild day with some sunshine,felt like spring,a few showers later ,max 9 deg

[Stargazer]

A mild day with sunny intervals and showers, these becoming frequent in the afternoon. Maximum 11.1, minimum 5.9. Wind light SW.

Yesterday: cloudy with occasional light showers. Maximum 10.3, minimum 2.2. Wind light SW.