Thursday 26th March General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A cold start with light to moderate Snow falling a slight covering

Temp 0.8C

Barometer 994mb Falling

Wind F3 SSW

Rainfall 4.0mm

 

[Polar Maritime]

Moderate snow falling with full snow cover 3cm, Current temp 0.8c which is the lowest of the night.

Dp -0.2c

Wind Chill -3.6c West

[SteveB]

Dry start after overnight rain

 

Temp 8.6c

[johnholmes]

wet and breezy, low now on 2.5C with 4.8mm of rain so far; snow over the Peak on the various web cams

just seen the posts from PM and Pit as well 

[knocker]

Cloudy with Sc. Temp 9.0C and wind NW 17mph. Min 5.0C, Tg 5C

[Summer Sun]

Cloudy and wet with light rain currently it started just after 1am and its just about cleared through now

 

2.1c currently

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 26th March 2015

 

A few clear spells last night gave way to cloudy conditions after midnight, moderate rain/sleet commenced around 02:00 GMT continuing through the early hours until becoming light and intermittent after dawn. At observation, overcast, intermittent light rain.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 2.1°C

24-hour maximum 9.9°C

24-hour minimum: 2.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 10.3mph SE

Rainfall total: 8.3mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas Stratocumulus.

Visibility: moderate, about 7 miles.

Temperature: 6.1°C

Humidity: 98.5%

Dew point 5.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 W

Barometer 998.3mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday.

 

Widespread frost overnight under clear spells. Turning cloudy around dawn. Sunny spells developing through the morning, more cloud by afternoon with only bright intervals. The early evening saw more broken cloud once more allowing late sunny spells.

 

March 2015 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 5.8c (-0.5c) of Stanton average) (-0.4c) (of local average)

Maximum temperature: 15.4c on the 7th.

Minimum temperature: -2.5c on the 18th

Grass Minimum: -6.0c on the 25th

Rainfall 38.2mm

Wettest 24 hours = 19.9mm on the 12th.

Maximum wind gust: 32.4 mph W on the 2nd.

 

2015 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 15.4c on the 7th March.

Minimum temperature: -3.7c on the 19th January

Grass Minimum: -7.0c on the 19th January.

Rainfall 127.7mm

Wettest 24 hours = 19.9mm on the 12th March.

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

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, calm and clear start to the night but high and medium level cloud increased steadily from late evening and eventually brought moderate-heavy sleet, then snow, during the early hours. The snow died out by 0645, by which time there was just under 4cm, and was replaced by light drizzle.

Currently it's overcast with continuous light drizzle, and fog  above 300m.

 

At 0900.

Temp: 2.4c

24 hr max: 7.2c

24 hr min: -0.3c

Grass min: -5.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900: 11.5 mm

Mean wind speed: 18 mph SW/W

Sky obscured by fog

Vis: 150 mts

Continuous light drizzle

Ground 100% covered with 3.5cm of thawing snow.

[The PIT]

Early light snow soon fizzled out giving a dry pleasant day but breezy later.

Max temp 9.9C now 7.5C

Barometer 1001mb rising

Wind F4 WNW

Rainfall 7.2mm as Snow and rain

[Stargazer]

Early rain cleared to sunny intervals and a single heavy shower around midday.  Breezy in the afternoon.  Maximum 12.6, minimum 4.0.  Wind moderate NW.

[SteveB]

Rainy start, clearing to sunny spells

 

Temp 8.5c

Max Temp 13.3c

Min Temp 5.6c

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy morning with occasional light-moderate drizzle. The afternoon was mainly dry with cloud breaking and dispersing to allow sunny periods. The wind veered NW during the morning and increased to gale force during the afternoon, moderating a little towards evening.

 

At 1800.

Temp: 5.0c

Max today: 7.4c

Min last night: -0.3c

Grass min: -5.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800: 0.2 mm

Sunshine today: 2.94 hrs

Mean wind speed : 31 mph NW

Highest gust today : 65 mph NW at 1649

1 okta Cu and Ac

Vis: 80 km.

A few bits of snow remaining in shady areas sheltered from the wind.

[hillbilly]

Heavy rain,sleet and snow first thing giving a white cover to high ground ,becoming dry,windy with some sunshine,max 8 deg,min 2 deg