Monday 3rd General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A cold start with patchy cloud and a ground frost

Temp 2C

Barometer 980mb rising

Wind F2 SSW

Rainfall since midnight nil

[SteveB]

Wet start

 

Temp 4.7c

[Polar Continental]

Monday 03rd March 2014:

 

Moderate to heavy rain continued until around 22:00 GMT last night. Clear spells developed before midnight allowing a ground frost to form through the early hours. Sunny so far this morning, ground frost.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight 0.4°C

24-hour maximum 8.5°C

24-hour minimum: 0.4°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -5.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 27.0 mph SE

Rainfall total: 16.6mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

2 Oktas, Cirrus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility: moderate, about 8 miles.

Temperature: 2.5°C

Humidity: 94.6%

Dew point 1.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 2 E

Barometer 982.5 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear spells, ground frost before midnight. Turning cloudy through the early hours, frost lifting. A little light rain through the early hours. The day dawned partly cloudy, damp underfoot. Bright and sunny spells to observation. Turning overcast shortly after observation, some mainly light showery rain from late morning in to the early afternoon. Turning breezy. The evening saw continuous moderate to heavy rain.

[Terminal Moraine]

Moderate rain until around 2230 yesterday evening then dry with cloud clearing to allow a ground frost, and an air frost below 300 mts. Thick fog developed for an hour or so after dawn but rapidly dispersed as the sun rose.

Currently it's dry and sunny.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 3.9c

24 hr max; 6.9c

24 hr min; 0.1c

Grass min; -4.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 12.7 mm

Mean wind speed; 5 mph S/SW

1 okta Ci and Ac

Vis; 25 km.

[Jax]

After the wet end to the day yesterday, today started cool and bright, sun out, wild wind from last night has calmed and 6.3oC at present.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny periods.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 5.6c

Max' today; 8.0c

Min' last night; 0.1c

Grass min; -2.8c ( reading corrected from this morning after a small break in the spirit column was discovered )

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 7.25 hrs

Mean wind speed; 1 mph N

Highest gust today; 17 mph NW at 1453

4 oktas Cu, Ac and Ci

Vis; 65 km.

[SteveB]

Wet start, giving way to sunshine & showers

 

Temp 7.4c

Max Temp 10.3c

Min Temp 3.2

[The PIT]

After a frosty start a pleasant day with long sunny spells

Max temp 9.7C

Barometer 991mb rising

Wind F1 SW

Rainfall NIl

[TonyH]

Clear spells and frost last night, showers 04 - 0500.

Rather cloudy to mid afternoon, a few bright intervals, then sunny.Showers early afternoon. Rather cool with a moderate NE to NW breeze.

Clear spells this evening.

 

Min -0.6c @ 0140

Max 7.3c @ 1532

Rain yesterday 10.6mm

Rain since 0900 today 1.5mm

Est sun 2.8 hours

Max gust NNW 22mph @ 1537

 

Currently Clear spells

2.6c/ 90%/ 996mbar rising

[Kent Snow]

5.1C, broken cumulus, light rain shower, wind light, 990hPa.

[Stargazer]

Bright start, sunny intervals most of the day with a couple of showers.  Clear by late afternoon.  Maximum 8.6, minimum 3.1.  Wind light N.