Saturday 5th March 2016 General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A dry start after overnight rain. Cloudy with a gentle breeze

Temp 2.2C,  Barometer 1002mb rising, Wind F3 NNE, Rainfall 1.6mm

[Summer Sun]

Dry and sunny

Temp 3.2c

[SteveB]

Light showers early on, drier now with sunny spells

Temp 5.1c

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 05th March 2016

 

A few cloud breaks overnight, though a good deal of cloud on the whole. Some very watery sunshine the this morning, turning overcast shortly after the observation.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 4.1°C

Minimum temperature overnight -0.4°C 

24-hour maximum 4.1°C

24-hour minimum: -0.4°C

Minimum temperature on grass:  -1.8°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 17.5mph ESE

Rainfall total: 1.9mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

7 Oktas  Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility, good, about 10 miles.

Temperature: 4.1°C

Humidity: 88.4%

Dew point 2.4°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 NE

Barometer 1001.4mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Moderate rain before midnight turned to sleet through the early hours fro a time before clearing around 02:00 GMT. Frost and ice forming before dawn. Bright spells this morning, cloud increasing, light snow shower at observation. another snow shower around 10:00 GMT turned moderate for a time, though only gave a very brief sprinkling. Staying cloudy throughout with just intermittent light sleet. Cold.

[Terminal Moraine]

Light snow at times yesterday evening, turning to sleet during the early hours and a few snow pellets before it died out. Dry with sunny intervals so far this morning but a light sleet shower as I type.

At 0900

Temp; 2.5c

24 hr max; 2.5c

24 hr min; -0.4c

Overnight min; -0.2c

Grass ( snow ) min; -1.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 8.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 22 mph N

6 oktas Cu, Ac and Ci

Vis: 25 km

Mean depth of lying snow 3.5cm. 97% cover. Snow line around 270 m

[The PIT]

Sunny spells light showers some wintry in nature

Max temp so far 6.5C now 4.5C,  Barometer 1004mb rising, Wind F3 NNE, Rainfall 1.8mm

[hillbilly]

A cold day with an odd light snowshower early afternoon,snow melted here but remaining white on higher ground,max 5 deg,min 1 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

Several short showers of sleet, wet snow and ice pellets with sunny intervals between them this afternoon. Almost all the lying snow has thawed here but the hills 15km to the north are still white.

At 1800

Temp; 2.1c

Max today; 5.0c

Min last night; -0.2c

Grass min; -1.5c.

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.7mm

Sunshine today; 4.08 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph NW

Highest gust today; 39 mph N at 0914

3 oktas Cu

Vis: over 80 km

[Stargazer]

A few snowflakes around 8.30am quickly turned to sleet.  Mainly dry for most of the day with only a couple of light showers, then a single heavier shower after dark.  Feeling chilly in the wind.  Maximum 7.9, minimum -2.1.  Wind moderate N.

[Rob Heselwood]

A dry start with a cloudy sky. By midday there was signs of sun breaking throught but not before a heavy wintery shower. It then remained dry.

Max Temp 7.5C

Wind Chill Temp 5.8C

Min Temp 1.6C

Wind Gust 16.1mph Westerly

Wind Average 7.3mph Westerly

Rainfall 1.6mm

Barometer 1005mb Rising