Monday 2nd March General Weather chat

[The PIT]

A cold frosty dry start with a light breeze

Temp 2.1C

Barometer 993mb falling

Wind F4 SW

Rainfall 0.2mm

[knocker]

Rain showers and very blustery. Temp 6.2C and wind WNW 21mph gusting 37.

[johnholmes]

2/8 CuSc otherwise a clear sky, a breeze still, ground frost with a low of 1.7C

[SteveB]

Cool showery start

 

Temp 4.1c

[Polar Continental]

Monday 02nd March 2015

 

Clear spells overnight, a continued force 3 WSW wind prevented the temperature falling below 0.6c, though still a widespread ground frost. Cloud increased around dawn producing a moderate sleet shower. At observation, sunny spells, sleet showers in the vicinity.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight 0.6°C

24-hour maximum 8.0°C

24-hour minimum: 0.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -2.4°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 32.0mph W

Rainfall total: 4.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

5 Oktas Cumulus congestus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility: good around 10 miles.

Temperature: 2.7°C

Humidity: 80.6%

Dew point -0.3°C

Wind Direction: Force 4 W

Barometer 1001.6mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

Overnight, windy, staying dry here, some cloud breaks through the early hours. Sunny spells this morning, breezy, cloud increasing. Clouding over through the morning. The afternoon saw a few brief sunny spells but with moderate showers breaking out, with hail by late afternoon. 

Edited March 2, 2015 by Polar Continental

[speyweather]

24 hrs. to 0900:

-1.0c Min.temp

6.6c Max.temp

2.9 mm rainfall

6.82 hrs. sun

Currently 1.6c

990 Mb. rising slowly

Wind 4 mph SW (Gust 20)

Partly cloudy, bright, with a light covering of snow

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly dry night with long clear periods. Cloud increased after dawn to bring one or two light snow showers.

 

At 0900.

Temp; 1.6c

24 hr max; 6.6c

24 hr min; -0.9c

Grass min; -4.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 5.9 mm

Mean wind speed; 27 mph W

7 oktas Cu

Vis; over 80 km

Light snow shower

Ground 60% covered with 0.3cm of frozen snow

[Summer Sun]

Dry and sunny but windy and a cold wind at that

 

current temp 4.8c

[johnholmes]

Convection now dying down after some superb cloud scapes as shower/minor troughs swung across this morning. A mix of rain, sleet and snow falling with brief 3/4 cover between 1000-1100. Large variations in temperature also and very breezy too.

[The PIT]

Snow pellet day is the best description. Plenty of light snow pellet showers odd snow flake mixed in with the pellets

Max temp 5.7C now 3.7C

Barometer 1003mb rising

Wind F5 WSW

Rainfall 1mm

[SteveB]

Cool showery day

 

Temp 5.9c

Max Temp 8.6c

Min Temp 3.7c

[Terminal Moraine]

A chilly and windy day, the wind reaching gale force for a time during the early afternoon, with sunny intervals and frequent brief showers of snow or snow pellets.

 

At 1800.

Temp; 1.9c

Max' today; 4.5c

Min' last night; -0.9c

Grass min; -4.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.1 mm

Sunshine today; 3.76 hrs

Mean wind speed; 24 mph W

Highest gust today; 59 mph W at 1221

2 oktas Cb; Cu and Ac

Vis; over 80 km.

[hillbilly]

A day of squally showers of snow and hail with blustery winds.Snow sticking to low levels for a time but by afternoon snowcover remained above 300m.Max 4 deg,min 1 deg

[Stargazer]

After a couple of early morning showers it was dry and breezy with long sunny spells.  Maximum 8.6, minimum 2.5.  Wind moderate W.