Friday 28Th February General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A rare cold start to the day with Fog

Temp 1.4C

Barometer 997 Steady

Wind F2 N

Rainfall Nil

[knocker]

The low went through here just after midnight. The METO forecast was spot on. The wind then picked up but not too bad as the highest gust during the night so far is recently at 49 mph.

 

Currently a line of heavy showers.

 

Temp 5.6C

 

Wind W 30mph gusting 49.

 

 

[SteveB]

Dry clear start

 

Temp 3.1c

[johnholmes]

my 8th air frost of the winter! A low of -0.7C now on -0.1C with a veil of upper cloud, with some St beneath it, almost no wind

 

cor at 0900=not upper cloud it was all St, cleared to a blue sky, now about 7/8 again, around 3-500ft I would estimate.

Edited February 28, 2014 by johnholmes

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night, clear at first, but with thick fog developing during the early hours.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 1.1c

24 hr max; 6.5c

24 hr min; 0.4c

Grass min; -5.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 8 mph NE

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 70 mts.

[Polar Continental]

Friday 28th February 2014:

 

Clear spells with ground frost last night and in to the early hours. Cloud quickly increased to overcast before dawn with the odd spot of light rain around daybreak. At observation, overcast, feeling cold in a moderate NE wind. Rain stopped.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.8°C

Minimum temperature overnight 1.1°C

24-hour maximum 9.8°C

24-hour minimum: 1.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -3.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 26.6 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 0.7mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas, Stratus.

Visibility: poor,  around 1 mile.

Temperature: 2.0°C

Humidity: 90.8%

Dew point 0.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 3-4 NE

Barometer 998.6 mb: Trend: steady.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells for a short time last night before cloud increased. A spells of moderate rain and gusty winds through the early hours, clearing towards dawn. The morning so far has seen sunny spells with a moderate to heavy showers at this location just before observation. Rain stopped now, sunny spells. Further sunny spells through the day with much cumulonimbus building, providing striking contrasts with deep blue sky and towering clouds. Showers were brief with quick heavy bursts lasting a few seconds. Clear spells through the evening.

 

February 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 6.1c  (1.9c) 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 67.0m

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 43

 

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 200.6mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

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

[The PIT]

After early morning fog lifted a day with sunny spells and close to average temps.

Max temp 7.5C

Barometer 1002mb rising

Wind F2 NW

Rainfall NIl

[SteveB]

cloudy damp morning giving way to sunny spells. Feeling cold

 

Temp 6.9c

Max Temp 7.7c

Min Temp 3.0c

[Terminal Moraine]

Thick fog cleared by 1000 to leave a dry  day with occasional brighter intervals through an almost complete cover of high and medium level cloud. The light NE breeze backed NW by mid-afternoon.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 3.7c

Max' today; 5.0c

Min' last night; 0.4c

Grass min; -5.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 0.01 hrs

Mean wind speed; 10 mph NW

Highest gust today; 19 mph NE at 1055

5 oktas Ci and Ac

Vis; 25 km.

[TonyH]

Light rain to 0300. Moderate NE breeze night.

Further rain and sleet 09 to 1030. Sunny spells 1130 onwards although thick Cs 1330 to 1500. Moderate to fresh NNW breeze. Clear periods and frosty this evening.

 

Min 2.0c yesterday evening

Max 7.2c @ 1232

Rain yesterday 5.0mm

Rain since 0900 today 1.8mm

Est 2.8 hours

Max wind: North 25mph @ 1405

 

Currently Clear periods 

0c/ 93%/ 1006mbar steady

[Summer Sun]

2nd night running we've had clear sky and no wind so another frost seems very likely

 

Currently 3.1c and falling

[hillbilly]

A borderline groundfrost with some mist becoming brighter but mainly cloudy ,max 6 deg ,min 0 deg

[Stargazer]

Rain most of the day, with the only significant break around lunchtime. Maximum 7.8, minimum 2.9. Wind moderate NE.

And so ends the first meteorological winter in the

12 I've experienced in Reading without any sign of wintry precipitation. Reminds me of when I lived in Southampton, where snow-free winters are quite common.