Saturday 22nd February General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A mild start to the day with patchy cloud

Temp 4.9C

Barometer 1001mb rising

Wind F3 SE

Rainfall since midnight Nil

[knocker]

Cloudy with mainly Sc and a smidgin of small Cu.

 

Temp 6.0C

 

Wind westerly light

 

EDIT

 

Sc now dissipating and mainly clear skies. Going to be a reasonable day.

Edited February 22, 2014 by knocker

[johnholmes]

dry and sunny with a few patches of shallow Cu and a light W'ly breeze, a low of 4.5C

[johnholmes]

we seem to have two of these today can a mod or red please merge them?

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 22nd February 2014:

 

Clear spells overnight, dry. Sunny so far this morning.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight 2.7°C

24-hour maximum 9.0°C

24-hour minimum: 2.7°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.2°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.2 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 0.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

2 Oktas, Stratocumulus.

Visibility: good, about 10 miles.

Temperature: 5.4°C

Humidity: 85.9%

Dew point 3.2°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 3 W

Barometer 1006.4 mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells overnight with a widespread ground frost developing well before midnight. This morning has been sunny so far, frost thawing. Sunny spells and scattered showers throughout the area, though only a short light one at this station during mid afternoon.

 

February 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.6c  (1.4c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 12.2c on the 20th

Minimum temperature: -0.8c on the 10th

Grass Minimum: -4.4c on the 10th

Rainfall 61.5mm

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 42

 

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 195.1mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

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

[SteveB]

Dry bright start

 

Temp 8.2c

[Terminal Moraine]

A few light showers during the first half of last night, clearing away by the early hours to leave the remainder of the night dry with clear periods.

Dry so far today with increasing Cu and Sc after a sunny start.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 4.2c

24 hr max; 5.9c

24 hr min; 1.6c

Grass min; -2.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.3 mm

Mean wind speed; 7 mph SW

1 okta Ci and Cu humilis

Vis; 55 km.

[The PIT]

A pleasant sunny spring like day with an increasing breeze.

Temp 9.9C

Barometer 1004mb steady

Wind F5 SW

Rainfall nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with a sunny morning giving way to sunny intervals as  Cu and Sc increased. A few sunny intervals during the afternoon, especially at first, but increasing high and medium level cloud from mid-afternoon onward.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 6.3c

Max' today; 9.1c

Min' last night; 1.6c

Grass min; -2.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 5.11 hrs

Mean wind speed; 19 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 46 mph SW at 1326

7 oktas Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[TonyH]

Showers early last night clearing to ground frost, light SW breeze.

Sunny spells am, cloudy and windy (SW) pm, a little drizzle at times. Mild. 

Recent rain and drizzle.

 

Min 0.8c @ 0600

Max 8.9c @ 1137

Rain yesterday: 4.3mm

Rain since 0900 today: 0.5mm

Est sun: 3 hours

Max gust: SW 34mph @ 1420

 

Currently: Recent rain

7.6c/ 93%/ 1006mbar falling

Edited February 22, 2014 by TonyH

[SteveB]

Dry bright day

 

Temp 9.6c

Max Temp 11.6c

Min Temp 5.9c

[hillbilly]

A chilly breeze ,showers overnight giving an almost dry day with some pockets of sunshine,max 8 deg,min 3 deg