Sunday 18th March Weather Observations

[Summer Sun]

Cold and windy with frequent snow showers

Temp -2.0c

[The PIT]

Very cold plenty of snow guessing 8cm to 14cm drifted so difficult to tell.

Temp -2.9C low -3.3C, Barometer 1017mb rising, Wind F3 ENE, Rainfall unmeasured

[Polar Maritime]

Severe drifting overnight continues this morning with light moderate snow. Drifts up the copeing stones on lane.

Temp -1.8c

Dp -3.7c

Wind chill -7c

[SteveB]

Cold snowy start

Temp -1.6c

[johnholmes]

Dry but overcast after snow overnight. Average depth is 8 cm, more in places where it drifted yesterday, less in others. Texture now seems not dry, hence why that in the early hours has not drifted. A low of -1.9 C now up to -0.1 C.

Yesterday was perhaps the most wintry in terms of snow showers and temporary blizzards, visibility less than 200 m at times, I have known since I came here, over 27 years ago. I honestly cannot remember such conditions. More snow yes, like 2010 with 34 cm but not the blizzards effects 4 or 5 times during yesterday into the evening.

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 19th March 2018

 

Further outbreaks of light moderate snow overnight and through the early hours, deep drifts developing in near by fields. This morning light snow, bitterly cold, blowing snow, penetrating frost, overcast, windy, wind chill -9.4c. Mean snow depth 5.5cm 98%

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 1.1∞C.

Minimum temperature overnight -3.0∞C

24-hour maximum 1.1∞C

24-hour minimum -3.0∞C

Minimum temperature on grass -3.0c therm buried in snow.

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 28.8 mph ENE

Rainfall total: snow melting in gauge

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas  Stratus.

Visibility 6 miles.

Temperature: -1.2∞C

Humidity: 76.1%

Dew point -4.9∞C

Wind Direction: NE Force 5

Barometer 1008.7mb: Trend steady.

 

Yesterday.

 

A cloudy night and turning cold with light snow showers through the early hours. At observation, feeling bitterly cold in the strong ENE wind, light snow flurries. Snow showers became frequent and heavy producing coverings at times. Temperatures near freezing and well below in snow showers.

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy night with continuous light-moderate snow and severe drifting in the strong to gale force E/NE wind. Cloudy with continuous light snow and continued drifting so far this morning.

At 0900

Temp; -3.2c

24 hr max; -1.4c

24 hr min; -4.3c

Grass min; -4.3c ( thermometer buried)

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; waiting for snow from gauges, and snow cores, to melt

Mean wind speed; 23 mph NE

8 oktas Ns

Vis; 5 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 14cm. Deep drifts

Continuous light snow and continued drifting.

[Summer Sun]

Cold with further snow showers

Temp -0.8c

[DTHFCJ]

Cold,breezy with light snow.

[Snowyowl9]

A min of -3.7c with snow which started later in the evening and woke up to find 15cm with overnight drifting in fresh E/NE winds.

Snow this morning for a time since that cleared somewhat winds have really picked up strong/gales to bring severe drifting/blizzards out in the fields at times,much colder to yesterday at -1.6c currently max.

[vizzy2004]

Mostly cloudy, some flurries, strong easterly. Overnight snow around 50% melted.

Current Temp: 0.9c

Overnight Low: -2.5c

Wind: 26mph E gusting 42mph

[Sentinel]

-1c here in Southend ith a bitter wind coming straight off the North Sea. No snow since last night but a band of snow is on its way from the east and is currently sat over the Isle of Thant. I can see the clouds approaching and expect snow anytime within the next 30 minutes. 

[The PIT]

A few flurries of snow and mostly cloudy just a brief cloud break Very cold again

Max temp -0.9C now -1.2C, Barometer 1018mb steady, Wind F4 ENE, Rainfall 9 mm as Snow

[SteveB]

Cold snowy day, almost an ice day.

Temp -0.5c

Max Temp 0.1c

Min Temp -2.2c

[Stargazer]

Bitterly cold with 5cm of snow on the ground at 9am and a very slow thaw during the day. Overcast and dry all day, just a few flakes starting to appear now. Maximum 1.4, minimum -1.7. Wind moderate NE.

[Terminal Moraine]

Continuous light snow and further drifting this morning. The afternoon was cloudy and mainly dry with just a few flakes of snow at times and the drifting lessening.

At 1800

Temp; -2.6c

Max today; -2.2c

Min last night; -4.3c

Grass ( snow ) min; -4.3c

Rainfall from 0900-1800 ; 0.2 mm

Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed; 30 mph NE/E

Highest gust today; 53 mph NE at 1225

Vis; 30 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 13.2cm. Deep drifts. 100% cover