Sunday 11th January General Weather Chat

[Terminal Moraine]

After a dry start to last night snow showers moved down from the W/NW, some of these were heavy but the snow was wet and took a while to settle. Yesterday's westerly gale decreased to a fresh breeze overnight but was still gusty around the showers.

Currently it's dry with a slow thaw of lying snow.

 

At 0900.

Temp; 2.4c

24 hr max; 6.3c

24 hr min; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.8c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.2 mm

Mean wind speed; 21 mph W

6 oktas Cu

Vis; 25 km

Ground 75% covered with 1.5cm of snow.

[The PIT]

Not a cold start to the day although showers brought snow to the moors. Breezy but dry at the moment

Temp 4.8C min 1C

Barometer 1017mb rising

Wind F4 WSW

Rainfall 3.4mm

[SteveB]

Dry clear start

 

Temp 7.2c

[speyweather]

24 hrs to 0900

-0.8c Min.temp.

2.5c Max temp.

5.1 mm rainfall (as snow)

Currently 0.9c

1006 Mb. steady

Wind 8 mph SSW

Full snow cover - level depth 8.5 cm

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 11th January 2015

 

Clear spells overnight, a fresh westerly wind prevented the temperature falling below 3.0c. The morning so far has been rather cloudy, though cloud clearing somewhat around the observation.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight 3.0°C

24-hour maximum 9.4°C

24-hour minimum: 3.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 38.3 mph W

Rainfall total: tr.mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

4 Oktas Stratus fractus.

Visibility: good, around 10m

Temperature: 4.0°C

Humidity: 76.8%

Dew point 0.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 W

Barometer 1026.6mb: Trend: falling rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

Very windy, though exceptionally mild overnight, temperature not falling lower than 12.0c during darkness. No rain recorded here. This morning so far, overcast, some light rain and drizzle, this clearing through the observation with cloud breaks, still quite windy. Bright and windy through the rest of the morning with the westerly wind gusting close to gale force. The afternoon saw the wind abate to fresh, then moderate by the end of the afternoon, turning cooler through the day.

 

January 2015 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.7c  (2.0c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.0c on the 9th..local record.

Minimum temperature: -2.7c on the 4th

Grass Minimum: -4.5c on the 4th

Rainfall 15.3mm

Wettest 24 hours = 6.1mm on the 3rd.

Maximum wind gust: 42.5 mph W on the 9th.

 

2015 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 15.0c on the 9th

Minimum temperature: -2.7c on the 4th

Grass Minimum: -4.5c on the 4th

Rainfall 15.3mm

Wettest 24 hours = 6.1mm on the 3rd.

Maximum wind gust: 42.5 mph W on the 9th January.

Edited January 11, 2015 by Polar Continental

[Summer Sun]

Dry and breezy mostly cloudy but the odd sunny interval now and then

 

Rain, sleet and snow to my west currently temp 4.3c

[johnholmes]

fairly sunny at dawn after some beefy showers, mainly of rain but some on the sleety side in the early hours, not sure if there was a ground frost but the lowest temperature was 1.9C

[Mesosphere]

Drizzle here for most of the morning as a warm front heads through, still on but a little bit more intermittent now 

 

8/8 Ns 

F3 gusting F4 from W 

3.9C

1008.1mb, steady 

[The PIT]

A day of decreasing winds and near normal temps one or two light showers early.

Max temp 6.8C

Barometer 1014mb rising

Wind F4 SW

Rainfall 3.2mm

[Stargazer]

Dry and breezy, with sunny spells in the morning then cloudier in the afternoon.  Maximum 9.2, minimum 3.1.  Wind moderate W.

[SteveB]

Cloudy day with showers later

 

Temp 8.2c

Max Temp 10.1c

Min Temp 5.5c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny spells this morning and erratically increasing high and medium level cloud this afternoon which eventually brought a few spots of rain around sunset. Windy until mid-afternoon but the wind decreasing to a gentle breeze by early evening. This morning's snow cover lasted until about 1100 before 50% cover was lost.

 

At 1800.

Temp; 4.4c

Max' today; 5.1c

Min' last night; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.8c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace

Sunshine today; 1.38 hrs

Mean wind speed; 11 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 47 mph W at 1332

6 oktas Sc and Ac

Vis; 75 km.

[TonyH]

Clear intervals and breezy last night, mostly dry.

Bright intervals at first then a cloudy day, spells of light rain 14 to 1700. Moderate west to SW breeze.

 

Min 2.6c yesterday evening

Max 7.3c @ 1330

Rain yesterday 1.8mm

Rain since 0900 today 1.5mm

Est sun 0.1 hours

Max gust West 25mph @ 0200

[hillbilly]

A windy day with a few squally showers in the afternoon,max 6 deg,min 3 deg

[MeteoMadrid]

Warm and sunny day in Central Spain.

Villalba (Madrid, 917masl):

 

Low temperature: -3,1º

High temperature: 9,9º

10:52 pm: 4,3º

 

Madrid (Close to the river, 615-622 masl)

 

Low temperature: -4,2º

High temperature: 13,5º

 

[Mark Neal.]

Cold, Sunny start, overnight low of 1.6c, breezy. Then cloudier by afternoon with showery conditions through evening. High of 7.6c. Total Rainfall- 0.2mm

[Zenarcher]

Greenock 11th January Summary

 

Highest Temperature 8c

Lowest Temperature 2c

 

Top Wind Speed 40mph

Average Humidity 88%

Pressure 1009mb

Visibilty Poor

Weather Conditions All day it was cloudy with a lot of rain that lasted many hours along with gusty winds.