Tuesday 25th General Weather chat

[The PIT]

A mild start as per normal after a brief spell of heavy rain in the early hours.

Temp 6.4C

Barometer 993mb rising

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall 1.8mm

[knocker]

A couple of eights of small Cu.

 

Temp 7.6C

 

Wind SW 14 mph

[SteveB]

Cloudy showery start

 

Temp 7.2c

[johnholmes]

dry after very slight rain in the early hours, partly cloudy with a mix of StSc and Ci along with a SSW@ly breeze, lowest so far is 7.6C

[Terminal Moraine]

A short spell of light-moderate rain for an hour or so either side of midnight, other than that a dry and cloudy night with a fresh S/SE breeze.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 4.3c

24 hr max; 8.9c

24 hr min; 4.2c

Grass min; 1.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph S

7 oktas Cu, Ci and St fractus

Vis; 55 km.

[martk1972]

Cloudy

 

Temperature: 8.2°CTemperature change in the last hour: +0.8°CHumidity: 77%Dew point: 5.0°CRain today: 1.4mmPressure: 993.0mb - Rising slowlyWind speed: 3.6mphWind direction: SSW

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 25th February 2014:

 

Cloudy overnight with a short spell of light rain during the early hours. Cloud breaks developing towards dawn briefly before overcast conditions moved in from the south.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight 5.3°C

24-hour maximum 10.7°C

24-hour minimum: 5.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 3.4°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 18.4 mph SSE

Rainfall total: 0.7mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

5 Oktas, Cirrostratus, Stratus, Altocumulus.

Visibility: good, about 10 miles.

Temperature: 6.0°C

Humidity: 89.3%

Dew point 4.4°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 3 S

Barometer 995.5 mb: Trend: steady.

 

Yesterday:

 

Variable cloud, dry and mild overnight. Clear spells for a short time this morning, cloud increased rapidly with light commencing close to the observation. Only a few spots of light rain during the morning. By late morning brighter conditions arrived from the SW allowing sunny spells for the rest of the day. Turning more cloudy towards late afternoon and in to the evening. Mild

 

February 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.9c  (1.7c) 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 62.3mm

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 195.9mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

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

[The PIT]

A pleasant spring like day. Dry with sunny spells and a gusty breeze at times.

Max temp 9.8C

Barometer 995mb Rising

Wind F3 SSW

rainfall 2mm

[Stargazer]

A mild day with sunny spells and heavy showers, including some hail.  Maximum 10.8, minimum 6.0.  Wind moderate S.

[ColdFront80]

Looks like turning colder on Friday #GFS hinting at some snow on the Eastern side of England and Scotland. First time I've seen highsof 6°C for a while.

[SteveB]

Sunshine & showers

 

Temp 8.2c

Max Temp 11.6c

Min Temp 6.7c

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and a few showers last night, moderate to fresh SSW.

Cloud and some sunny iuntervals today, showers, some quite heavy afternoon. Quite mild with a fresh to strong SSW wind.

 

Min 5.0c @ 0500

Max 9.2c @ 1114

Rain yesterday 14.1mm

Rain since 0900 today 2.5mm

Est sun 1.8 hours

Max wind SSW 39mph @ 1027

 

Currently: Clear intervals

5c/ 90%/ 1000mbar rising 

Edited February 25, 2014 by TonyH

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry but cloudy start to the morning with a veil of high cloud associated with an area of showers to the south. By 1030 this cloud had moved away and the rest of the morning was dry with sunny intervals.

One short sharp shower of rain and small hail around 1400 then a dry afternoon with sunny intervals followed by a few more light showers after 1800.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 5.5c

Max' today; 7.9c

Min' last night; 4.2c

Grass min; 1.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.8 mm

Sunshine today; 2.61 hrs

Mean wind speed; 22 mph SW

Highest gust today; 43 mph S at 1303

8 oktas Cu and St

Vis; 30 km.

[hillbilly]

A mainly drt day with some showers later some sunshine,max11 deg,min 6 deg