21st August General Weather Chat

[SteveB]

Showery start

 

Temp 10.1c

[knocker]

Sunny with a touch of Ac and quite a few contrails.

 

Temp 9C

 

Wind Southerly light

 

Pressure 1019mb falling

[johnholmes]

dry but cloudy with a SW breeze, a low of 9.7C before the cloud came in

Edited August 21, 2014 by johnholmes

[The PIT]

Dry cloudy start cool once again.

Temp 10.5C

Barometer 1012mb falling

Wind f2 S

RainfallNil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night and a clear one until around 0300 g.m.t when a sheet of Ac moved in from the west.

The cloud became thick enough for a few spots of rain around 0630 g.m.t but it's now dry with bright intervals.

 

At 0800 g.m.t.

Temp; 10.8c

24 hr max; 15.9c

24 hr min; 7.1c

Grass min; 2.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 8 mph SW

7 oktas Ac and Cc

Vis; 65 km.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 21st August 2014

 

Another clear night and chilly for August, low 5.0c with 1.9c on the grass. Cloud increasing around dawn with a few spots of rain following. Brightening up towards observation.

 

Readings at 08:45 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 17.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight 5.0°C

24-hour maximum 17.0°C

24-hour minimum: 5.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 15.0 mph W

Rainfall total: tr.mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

5 Oktas Altocumulus, Altostratus, Stratocumulus.

Visibility: good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 11.0°C

Humidity: 87.5%

Dew point 9.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 SW

Barometer 1014.6.mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Clear and chilly overnight, low 5.2c with 1.0c on the grass, so not far off a ground frost. Sunny spells, cloud increasing towards observation. Rather cloudy through the morning with the odd short light shower. the afternoon saw sunny spells develop, though still with the odd light shower, just a few spots fell here.

 

August 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 15.6c  (-0.8c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 24.5c on the 8th

Minimum temperature: 5.1c on the 19th

Grass Minimum: 1.0c on the 19th

Rainfall 60.1mm

Wettest 24 hours 18.9mm on the 9th.

Maximum wind gust: 30.2 mph WSW on the 10th.

 

2014 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 29.0c on the 18th July.

Minimum temperature: -1.8c on the 20th Jan

Grass Minimum: -7.1c on the 20th Jan

Rainfall 552.8mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

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

[The PIT]

A dry but cool day with an increasing breeze

Max Temp 16.2C now 14.7C

Barometer 1009mb falling

Wind SSW F3

Rainfall Nil

[Stargazer]

A cold day for August, with sunny intervals and a few light showers in the afternoon.  Maximum 16.4, minimum 7.6.  Wind light SW.

[SteveB]

Cloudy day with rain at times

 

Temp 16.0c

Max Temp 17.9c

Min Temp 8.1c

[TonyH]

Clear spells, very cool last night, a touch of grass frost briefly. Calm.

Cloud and sunny spells morning. Rather cloudy pm, a few sunny intervals and a few showers 14 to 1800. Very cool again, moderate SW breeze. 

 

MIn 2.6c @ 0100

Max 17.1c @ 1323

Rain yesterday 0.1mm

Rain since 10am today 0.5mm

Est sun 4 hours so far

Max gust SW 25mph @ 1421

 

Currently Mostly cloudy.

13.8c/ 84%/ 1011mbar falling

Edited August 21, 2014 by TonyH

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy and mainly dry day with a few brief sunny intervals and also a few very brief and light showers.

 

At 1800 g.m.t

Temp; 12.1c

Max' today; 14.5c

Min' last night; 7.1c

Grass min; 2.9c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; Trace

Sunshine today; 0.47 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph SW

Highest gust today; 34 mph SW at 1220 g.m.t

7 oktas Cs, Ac and Cu

Distant shower to south

Vis; over 80 km.

[Jon Somerset]

Very cool start - I needed a vest AND jumper today - whole day overcast with only a small break of sun late afternoon, some drizzle. Warmed up to about 17C by 5.00 p.m.

Dull dull dull.