Tuesday 29th December weather observations

[Summer Sun]

A  cold night with a widespread frost under clear skies

Temp 0.6c

[The PIT]

Rare air frost now cloudy with wet snow slight covering

Temp 0.9C, low -0.9, Barometer 983mb rising, Wind F2 NNW, rainfall 0.9mm

[johnholmes]

Well I never a complete cover here after starting to rain, I think, about 4-5 am, I would guess about 1 cm, a low of -0.1 C soon after midnight, been up to 1.6 C now down to 0.4 C; still snowing slightly, quite big flakes.

[Polar Maritime]

Moderate snow here now with a covering already.

Temp 0c

Dp -1c

Wind East 2mph

 

 

[Summer Sun]

A cold start with light rain and a light to moderate north-easterly breeze

Temp 1.9c

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 29th December 2020
 

Variable cloud overnight, widespread frost. Cloudy and frosty this morning, snow setting in towards observation, turning heavy. 2cm 100%

 
24-hour maximum 1.9c
24-hour minimum –1.6c
Minimum temperature on grass  -5.0c
Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 15.0mph NE
Rainfall total: 0.3mm
 
Conditions at 09:00 GMT
 
8 Oktas Nimbostratus.
Visibility <300 yards.
Temperature: 0.2c
Humidity 94.4%
Wind Direction NW force 2
Barometer 987.6mb Trend rising.
 
Yesterday.
 
Variable cloud overnight, frost. Cloudy this morning, a little light snow around dawn. Slight patchy cover. Turning foggy towards observation, slight snow stopped. Cloudy and dry for the rest of the day, cold.

[Terminal Moraine]

Dry and cloudy for most of the night with thick freezing fog developing by 2230 and lasting until about 0400. Snow moved in from the north east by 0700 and it's still snowing lightly now.

At 0900

Temp; -0.2c

24 hr max; 0.4c

24 hr min; -1.5c

Grass min; -2.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 13 mph NW

8 oktas Ns and St

Vis; 1000 mts

Continuous moderate snow.

2.5cm of lying snow; 100% cover

[johnholmes]

Less than 1cm when  I could see more easily but almost complete cover, T is now 2.2 C but just been up the garden and the path, in the shade, is crunchy underfoot as already a ground frost since the rain then snow fell, in the shade.

First now here since 11 February which never settled so back to 2019  amd 1 February with 99695 coded=less than 1 cm lying much as this morning

[The PIT]

A few hours of heavy snow  thawing quiet readily was full cover but now patchy depth at 10 1cm. Now cloudy and dry

Temp 2.4C, Barometer 989mb rising rapidly, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall 0.4mm as the snow melts on the davies

 

[The PIT]

Apart from a rain shower early this afternoon a dry afternoon with sunny spells. The snow cover reduced to 60% cover

Max temp 2.9C, now 2.3C, Barometer 992mb rising rapidly, Rainfall as snow 5.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Early snow showers died out by mid morning to leave a dry afternoon with sunny intervals.

At 1800

Temp; 0.2c

Max today; 2.0c

Min last night; -1.5c

Grass min; -2.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.5 mm

Sunshine today; 0.6 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph NW

Highest gust today; 31 mph NW at 1126

1 okta Ac and Sc

Vis; 80 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 3.3 cm. 85% cover

[hillbilly]

A band of snow from 7 am to 9 am giving 50mm cover,clearing to leave a cold day and a slight thaw

[Stargazer]

Overcast, dry and cold, still no sign of any snow here. Maximum 4.1, minimum -0.2. Wind light NW.