Saturday 17th January General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A dry cold start to the day after a few flurries over night

Temp 1.1C

Barometer 1007mb rising

Wind F2 SSW

Rainfall TRace

[SteveB]

Wet start with snow in the heavier bursts

 

Temp 1.6c

[johnholmes]

dry with half cover ofCu Sc, a slight ground frost earlier with a low of 0.2C, currently on 0.9C

[Summer Sun]

A dry night with a slight frost

 

temp 1.6c

[Fujita scale]

-1.2°C last night - risen to +1.3°C at 9am - lying snow of around an inch, clear and sunny with scattered clouds. Snow slowly melting, little breeze.

 

Pressure risen to 1011Mb

Edited January 17, 2015 by Fujita scale

[speyweather]

24 hrs. to 0900:

-2.6c Min temp

0.8c Max temp

0.8 mm rainfall (as snow)

Currently -1.9c

1002 Mb. rising

Wind 3 mph SW

Full snow cover 2.0 cm level depth

[Stargazer]

Our first snow since 2013 has finally arrived - realistically unlikely to be more than a flurry [Edit - already turning sleety after only a couple of minutes].  Current conditions: overcast with light snow, 0.6 deg C after an overnight minimum of -1.4.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Stargazer

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and frosty night, the coldest in fact since March 2013 despite a very modest min' of -1.8c.

It clouded over before dawn but has remained dry. Patchy snow lying from yesterday's cover.

 

At 0900.

Temp; -0.5c

24 hr max; 2.3c

24 hr min; -1.8c

Grass min; -5.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph SW

8 oktas St

Vis; 12 km

Ground 20% snow covered.

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 17th January 2015

 

Clear for a time last night, clouding over after midnight, a few snow grains detected this morning. Sunny spells, frosty.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.6°C

Minimum temperature overnight -2.0°C

24-hour maximum 5.6°C

24-hour minimum: -2.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -5.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 25.9 mph W

Rainfall total: 0.4mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

3 Oktas Altocumulus.

Visibility: good, around 10m

Temperature: 0.5°C

Humidity: 90.1%

Dew point -0.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 WSW

Barometer 1009.6mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday.

 

Cloudy and breezy overnight, odd light shower. Cloud clearing away east this morning allowing a touch of ground frost to develop. Sunny spells and a few short sleet and soft hail showers. Much less windy than recently. Turning clear and frost through the evening.

 

January 2015 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.4c  (1.7c) of local average)

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

Minimum temperature: -2.7c on the 4th

Grass Minimum: -5.5c on the 17th

Rainfall 26.6mm

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: -5.5c on the 17th

Rainfall 26.6mm

Wettest 24 hours = 6.1mm on the 3rd.

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

[The PIT]

A dry day so far with Snow showers visible to the north of us.

Max temp so far 4.3C

Barometer 1006mb rising

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall Nil

[Stargazer]

Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals and a short snow flurry in the morning that quickly turned to sleet.  Maximum 7.2, minimum -1.4.  Wind light SW.

[SteveB]

Cold day with showers

 

Temp 5.1c

Max Temp 6.5c

Min Temp 0.2c

[Summer Sun]

Clear and cold this evening a frost is starting to form

 

temp 0.5c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and chilly day with sunny intervals once the early morning low St had cleared.

 

At 1800.

Temp; 0.4c

Max' today; 2.2c

Min' last night; -1.8c

Grass min; -5.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 0.64 hrs

Mean wind speed; 10 mph SW/W

1 okta Ac and Cu

Vis; 80 km.

[TonyH]

Clear and frosty to just after midnight. Heavy snow 0130 to 0145 deposited over 1cm also raising temperatures above 0c, further wintry mix showers through the night, clear breaks and slight frost, a light variable to SW breeze.

Sunny intervals this morning, cloudier afternoon with some light rain and ice pellet showers. Rather cold, slow thaw of lying snow so that now only a patchy (less than 30%) thin slushy cover remains. Light to moderate SW breeze.

 

Min -3.8c midnight

Max 4.1c @ 1330

Rain yesterday 4.3mm

Rain since 0900 today below 0.2mm

Est sun 2 hours

Max gust SW 20 mph @ 1410

 

Currently Clear intervals, grass frost

0.4c/ 96%/ 1010mbar steady

Edited January 17, 2015 by TonyH

[hillbilly]

A cold day with frequent snow showers,some heavy,a little sticking here at times but full snowcover above 150m with 3 inch above 250m,max 2 deg,min 0 deg

[Zenarcher]

Greenock 17th January Summary

 

Highest Temperature 2c

Lowest Temperature -4c

 

Top Wind Speed 16mph

Average Humidity 95%

Pressure 1003mb

Visibilty Good

Weather Conditions Partly cloudy with sunshine during the morning and afternoon becoming more cloudy through the evening with a bit of fog. Dry all day and cold low temperatures.