Friday 8th March weather observations

[Summer Sun]

Dry clear and calmer after a windier spell during Thursday afternoon and early evening

A colder night with the clear skies

Temp 3.2c

[The PIT]

Dry with a slight frost

Temp 1.8C, Barometer 1008mb rising, Wind F1 W, Rainfall since midnight nil

[SteveB]

Dry clear  start

Temp 3.9c

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's rain cleared to the south early in the evening and the rest of the night was dry with clear periods developing. High cloud has increased quickly since dawn and at the moment it's dry with spells of very weak sunshine.

At 0900

Temp; 3.6c

24 hr max; 5.6c

24 hr min; 0.9c

Grass min; -4.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 5.7 mm

Mean wind speed; 8 mph SW

7 oktas Ci, Cs, As and Ac

Vis; 15 km.

[Polar Continental]

Friday 08th March 2019

 

Rain cleared away last evening. Clear spells and variable cloud following. Bright start this morning, high cloud increasing.

 

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 7.5c.

Minimum temperature overnight 2.1c

24-hour maximum 7.5c

24-hour minimum 2.1c

Minimum temperature on grass -0.5c.

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 27.6 mph W

Rainfall total: 2.1mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

6 Oktas  Cirrostratus, Altocumulus.

Visibility >10 miles.

Temperature: 4.2c

Humidity: 77.0%

Dew point 0.5c

Wind Direction: SW Force 3

Barometer 1007.1mb Trend rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

Further moderate showers last evening, these clearing away after midnight. Bright and sunny spells, cloud increasing this morning. Quickly turning overcast through the morning. Showery rain setting in late morning and continuing in to the afternoon and evening. Feeling chilly in the fresh westerly wind.

[Summer Sun]

Dry sunny and cold start but cloud has since rolled in. Staying clam.

Temp 5.7c

[The PIT]

Frosty start and cool. Sunny at first but quickly clouding over with light showery rain a rather cold day

Max temp 6.8C now 5.9C, Barometer 1003mb falling, Wind F3 SW, Rainfall 0.8mm since midnight.

 

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with increasing high cloud followed by a cloudy afternoon with light-moderate rain.

At 1800

Temp; 4.8c

Max today; 5.8c

Min last night; 0.9c

Grass min; -4.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 3.9 mm

Sunshine today; 0.33 hrs

Mean wind speed; 23 mph SW

Highest gust today; 41 mph SW at 1708

8 oktas Ns

Vis; 25 km

Continuous light rain

 

[Stargazer]

Sunny spells in the morning, then clouded over with light rain from early afternoon onwards. Breezy. Maximum 10.4, minimum 2.8. Wind moderate SW.

[hillbilly]

A dry frosty start with showers and rain in the afternoon  max 7 deg min-1 deg