Tuesday 29th March General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A dry start to day with temps close to normal

Temp 2.9C, Barometer 993mb rising, Wind F3 WSW, Rainfall nil

[SteveB]

Showery start

Temp 5.3c

[johnholmes]

Dry and mostly sunny with patchy Sc and Ci, a low of 3.2C

 

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 28th March 2016

 

Showers cleared away last evening leaving clear spells overnight, ground frost forming. Cloud increased around dawn with some light to moderate showery rain and sleet for around 40 minutes. Currently towards observation, sunny spells, showers in the vicinity.

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.2°C

Minimum temperature overnight 2.1°C 

24-hour maximum 10.2C

24-hour minimum: 2.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass:  2.9°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 38.9mph W

Rainfall total: 1.5mm

 

Conditions at 08:00 GMT

 

6 Oktas cumulus congestus.

Visibility, good, around 10 miles.

Temperature: 6.0°C

Humidity: 92.3%

Dew point 4.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 SW

Barometer 984.4mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Cloudy and windy with moderate to heavy rain, especially after midnight and through the early hours. Further moderate rain turning briefly to sleet around 06:00 GMT. Currently cloudy, rain stopped, windy, feeling cold. A good deal of cloud through the morning and continued showery rain. The afternoon saw more brightness with sunny spells developing late afternoon, a few blustery showers continuing.

[Summer Sun]

Dry start with a mix of sunshine and cloud

Temp 7.8c

[Summer Sun]

Some rain for a time this morning after a dry start dry again now but cloudy

Temp 7.2c

[The PIT]

Light showers during the morning and afternoon temps close to normal

Max temp 10C now 8.7C, Barometer 997mb rising, Wind F3 WSW, Rainfall 0.8mm

[Liam J]

Not a bad day with a few showers during the morning, long sunny spells this afternoon. 

Max temp 9.1c, currently 8.0c with a moderate SW wind making it feel cool but pleasant enough with shelter in the sun. 

Some pics from earlier.

Edited March 29, 2016 by *Sub*Zero*

[SteveB]

Sunshine and showers

Temp 7.6c

Max Temp 10.1c

Min Temp 4.2c

[Stargazer]

Dry start with sunny intervals, a heavy shower late morning then a longer spell of rain mid-afternoon onwards.  Maximum 12.1, minimum 4.1.  Wind light S.

[hillbilly]

A cold start with a heavy spell of snow to give a good cover before turning to rain,the day then mainly dry with a few sharp showers but a spell of persistant rain this evening,max 7 deg,min 2 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

Sunny intervals and showers of sleet, then rain this morning. Dry during the early and middle part of the afternoon but further showers, some heavy, of hail, sleet and rain after 1600 g.m.t

At 1800 g.m.t

Temp; 2.9c

Max today; 8.6c

Min last night; 0.9c

Grass min; -2.0c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 4.4 mm

Sunshine today; 2.85 hrs

Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW

Highest gust today; 37 mph SW at 1244 g.m.t

8 oktas St and Cu

Vis: 40 km.