Monday 20th February General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A very mild start to the day some drizzle

Temp 10.7C, Barometer 1013mb falling, Wind F2 WSW, Rainfall trace

[SteveB]

Cloudy dull mild start

Temp 8.9c

[johnholmes]

Yes, very mild, the low here is 11.7 C the highest minimum since 8 December 2016, dry with 6/8 cloud

[Polar Continental]

 

Monday 20th February 2017

 

Cloudy and very mild overnight. A few cloud breaks for a short time allowing bright spells, clouding over again towards observation.

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 11.4°C.

Minimum temperature overnight 9.3°C

24-hour maximum 11.4°C

24-hour minimum: 7.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 7.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 15.6mph SW

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

6 Oktas, Altostratus, Cirrostratus.

Visibility >10 miles.

Temperature: 11.2°C

Humidity: 92.5%

Dew point 10.0°C

Wind Direction: SSW force 3

Barometer 1016.7mb: Trend: falling slowly.

 

Yesterday.

 

A mostly cloudy night. Bright spells developing for a short time around observation, though quickly turning overcast, remaining so for the rest of the day with just the occasional brighter spell. Dry.

 

February 2017 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 4.8c (0.1c) (of local average 1992-2014)

Maximum temperature: 11.6c on the 17th.

Minimum temperature: -3.0 on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -7.1c on the 6th.

Rainfall 24.9mm

Wettest 24 hours = 8.0mm on the 6th.

Maximum wind gust: 29.3mph SSE the 2nd.

 

2017 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 11.1c on the 10th Jan.

Minimum temperature: -4.5c on the 24th Jan

Grass Minimum: -8.5c on the 5th Jan.

Rainfall 82.1mm

Wettest 24 hours = 8.0mm on the 6th Feb.

Maximum wind gust: 40.0 mph WNW on the 11th Jan.

 

 

 

[Summer Sun]

Dry and cloudy start with a slight breeze

Temp 12.6c

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and cloudy night with occasional drizzle or light rain. A couple of very brief sunny intervals around 0815 but it's now completely cloudy again.

At 0900

Temp; 9.6c

24 hr max; 10.1c

24 hr min; 7.5c

Overnight min; 8.1c

Grass min; 6.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ening 0900; 0.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 16 mph W

8 oktas St

Vis; 20 km.

[Man With Beard]

Managed 16.4C here today. I see 18C has been reached in places - one degree off the all-time February record.

We seem to challenge the warmth records so easily these days.

[johnholmes]

Got to 15.2 C here, highest since 8 December 2016, if there had been no breeze it would have felt really warm

 

[The PIT]

A warm spring day with sunny morning and gusty winds then some drizzle in the afternoon and slightly cooler

Max temp 13.8C now 11.2C, Barometer 1012mb rising, Wind F2 W, Rainfall 0.4mm

[Chris.R]

As expected, temps were quite suppressed today due to the westerly wind, cloud and at times moderate  soaking drizzle. Max was 11.6°C, currently 9.9°C. 

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy, windy and very mild day, the warmest in February for 5 years. The morning was dry but there was continuous light-moderate drizzle during the afternoon.

At 1800

Temp; 9.8c

Max today; 12.7c

Min last night; 8.1c

Grass min; 6.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.7 mm

Sunshine today; 0.04 hrs

Mean wind speed; 19 mph W/NW

Highest gust today; 51 mph W at 1207

8 oktas St

Vis; 5 km

Continuous moderate-heavy drizzle

[Stargazer]

Dry, exceptionally mild and rather breezy with sunny spells- the mildest February day here for some years. Maximum 16.5, minimum 9.9. Wind moderate W.

Yesterday: dry, mild and cloudy with sunny intervals. Maximum 12.3, minimum 5.2. Wind light SW.

Edited February 20, 2017 by Stargazer

[matt111]

Partly cloudy and very mild

Current temp: 11.7°C 

Dewpoint: 10.2°C

Max temp: 15.7°C

Min temp: 8.7°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm

Pressure: 1020.4mb rising

[hillbilly]

Cloudy and breezy,very mild,max 11 deg,min 7 deg

[SteveB]

Cloudy dull breezy mild day

Temp 8.8c

Max Temp 10.8c

Min Temp 8.3c