Sunday 22nd February General Weather Chat

[knocker]

Cloudy with As and St. The rain is just to west. Temp 5.5C, wind SSW light. Min 4.1C and Tg 2C

[johnholmes]

Dry and bright but sun being covered by quite rapidly advancing veil of upper cloud, still white frost with T=1.6C after a low of -0.6C

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 22nd February 2015

 

Clear spells overnight, widespread slight to moderate frost. High level cloud increasing from the west to mostly overcast by observation. Frosty.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 6.5°C

Minimum temperature overnight -2.3°C

24-hour maximum 6.5°C

24-hour minimum: -2.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -6.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 21.9mph NW

Rainfall total: 0.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

7 Oktas Cirrostratus, Altocumulus.

Visibility: good around 10 miles.

Temperature: -0.5°C

Humidity: 90.3%

Dew point -1.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 SW

Barometer 1004.9mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday.

 

A few clear spells overnight, though a good deal of cloud also at times with a couple of light showers. Ground frost. Mostly cloudy this morning, bright spells, showers in the vicinity. A few sunny spells through the day, also light showers, one of sleet during the late afternoon.

[Summer Sun]

Dry, cloudy and chilly to start the morning

 

2.0c currently

[SteveB]

Dry cloudy start

 

Temp 3.7c

[The PIT]

A dull day so far cold but dry

Temp 3.2C after a low of 0C

Barometer 996mb falling

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with any early evening cloud dispersing to leave long clear periods.

High cloud increased quickly from the west after dawn and, after a dry morning, light wet snow has just started to fall.

 

At 0900.

Temp; -0.6c

24 hr max; 3.8c

24 hr min; -1.9c

Grass min; -4.8c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 14 mph SW

8 oktas Cs and As

Vis; 65 km

A few patches of frozen snow lying in shady areas

[The PIT]

Light rain around midday turned to Snow and was briefly heavy before turning light again as it began to settle. Light Snow/sleet continued until late afternoon when it turned to rain and became heavier again. Now breezy and damp with light rain

Max temp 4.2c

Barometer 983mb falling

Wind F5 SW

Rainfall 7.4mm

[SteveB]

Dry start, soon turning wet

 

Temp 8.5c

Max Temp 8.5c

Min Temp 0.6c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and cloudy morning followed by continuous moderate snow during the afternoon.  Heavy wet snow alternated  with sleet by 1520, and  with ice pellets mixed in, then eventually turned  to rain after about 1630.

At 1800

Temp; 3.4c

Max' today; 3.4c

Min' last night; -1.9c

Grass min; -4.8c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 17.0 mm

Sunshine today; 0.08 hrs

Mean wind speed; 29 mph SW

Highest gust today; 42 mph SW at 1541

8 oktas Ns and St

Continuous moderate rain

Vis; 200 yds

Ground 95% covered with  3.6cm of wet, thawing snow.

[damianslaw]

A wintry wild miserable day, cloudy start and milder than expected temps as high as 3.8 degrees at 9am, temps dropped to 2 degrees by midday with 3 hours of heavy wet snowfall, the snow quickly then turning to sleet and rain, heavy rain since with temps currently highest they have been all day at 5.2 degrees.

 

A wet day.

 

One of those Sundays for hiding inside..

[hillbilly]

showers turning to continuous sleet and rain persisting throughout the day,heavy at times,still raining ,blustery winds.No settled snow here but a good cover to high ground,max 5 deg this evening,min 2 deg

[Stargazer]

Dry cloudy start, light to moderate rain from lunchtime onwards with the breeze picking up as well.  Maximum 6.1, minimum -1.1.  Wind moderate SW.

 

Yesterday: sunny spells and a single shower early evening.  Maximum 7.5, minimum 0.2.  Wind light NW.