Thursday 1st February Weather Observations

[Summer Sun]

Dry and partly cloudy 

Temp 1.2c

[The PIT]

Dry after overnight rain and sleet

Temp 2.8C, Barometer 1001mb rising, Wind F4 WNW, Rainfall 0.2mm

[SteveB]

Dry cool start

Temp 5.0c

[johnholmes]

Dry, mostly clear sky with a ground frost, low of 1.6 C

[Terminal Moraine]

Further snow showers yesterday evening, clearing to the south east shortly after midnight to leave the rest of the night dry with clear periods. Dry with sunny intervals and a strong NW breeze at the moment.

At 0900

Temp; 1.9c

24 hr max; 4.3c

24 hr min; 0.3c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 33 mph NW

4 oktas Cu humilis

Vis; over 80 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 3.5cm. 98% cover.

[Summer Sun]

Dry cloudy and windy

Temp 3.4c

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 01st February 2018

 

Clear spells for a time overnight before clouding over before midnight with some light rain and sleet. Further showery rain or sleet through the early hours. After a cloudy start this morning, cloud breaking allowing a sunny start.

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 6.5∞C.

Minimum temperature overnight 1.7∞C

24-hour maximum 6.5∞C

24-hour minimum 1.7∞C

Minimum temperature on grass 0.0c

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

Rainfall total: 1.6mm

 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

3 Oktas stratus fractus

Visibility >10 miles.

Temperature: 3.7∞C

Humidity: 88.1%

Dew point 1.9∞C

Wind Direction: W Force 4-5

Barometer 999.6mb: Trend: rising slowly.

 

Yesterday.

 

Mostly cloudy overnight, intermittent light rain before midnight and again through the early hours. Mostly cloudy so far this morning. Sunny spells developing through the morning, wintry light showers scattered around also of soft hail / snow pellets. Turning colder through the day.

 

January 2018:

 

Mean temperature: 4.6c (0.4c) (of local average 1992-2014)

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 28th.

Minimum temperature: -1.8c on the 6th

Grass Minimum:  -4.9c on the 7th.

Rainfall 77.4mm

Wettest 24 hours = 13.6mm on the 21st

Maximum wind gust: 44.9mph W the 18th.

 

2018 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 13.1c on the 28th Jan.

Minimum temperature: -1.8 on the 6^th Jan.

Grass Minimum: -4.9c on the 7th Jan.

Rainfall 77.4mm

Wettest 24 hours = 13.6m on the 21^st Jan.

Maximum wind gust: 44.9 mph W on the 18^th Jan.

[johnholmes]

1 hour ago, Terminal Moraine said:

Further snow showers yesterday evening, clearing to the south east shortly after midnight to leave the rest of the night dry with clear periods. Dry with sunny intervals and a strong NW breeze at the moment.

At 0900

Temp; 1.9c

24 hr max; 4.3c

24 hr min; 0.3c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 33 mph NW

4 oktas Cu humilis

Vis; over 80 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 3.5cm. 98% cover.

May I ask a question please TM

I look forward to reading your reports, as an ex forecaster with UK Met they are first class. One thing puzzles me though, the detail you can give for the overnight period, such as above. Do you not go to bed?

cheers

John

[DTHFCJ]

Partly cloudy.cold wind and dry.

[Stargazer]

Mainly dry with sunny spells and a single light shower at lunchtime that had a bit of sleet in it. Feeling very cold in the wind. Maximum 7.4, minimum 2.0. Wind moderate WNW.

[SteveB]

Dry cold feeling day

Temp 4.6c

Max Temp 7.7c

Min Temp 4.4c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and quite windy day with sunny periods. Cloudy during mid afternoon as an area of rain moved south to the east of here.

At 1800

Temp; 3.3c

Max today; 4.4c

Min last night; 0.3c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 5.03 hrs.

Mean wind speed; 22 mph NW

Highest gust today; 48 mph W/NW at 0432

7 oktas Sc and Cu

Vis; over 80 km

Patchy snow lying but less than 50% cover

[The PIT]

Dry with sunny spells during the morning increasing cloud in the afternoon with a few spots of rain before cloud thinned again at the end of the afternoon

Max temp 5.9C now 3.7C low 0.5C, Barometer 1009mb rising, Wind F3 WNW, Rainfall trace

[hillbilly]

Dry,cold with some sunny spells,max 4 deg,min 1 deg

[matt111]

Partly cloudy morning followed by a cloudy afternoon and a cold wind.

Current temp: 2.2°C

Humidity: 90%

Dewpoint: 0.8°C

Max temp: 8.5°C

Min temp: 2.2°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm

Pressure: 1010.4mb rising