Tuesday 6th April weather observations

[Summer Sun]

A dry and cold night with mostly cloudy skies and a lighter north westerly wind

Temp 1.3c

[The PIT]

Cold dry with another air frost

Temp -0.4C, low -0.7C, Barometer 1017mb steady, Wind F3 NNW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Clear sky, sunny after a touch of frost with a low of -0.2 C

[Summer Sun]

Dry, cold and sunny with blue skies as far as the eye can see

Temp 1.0c

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 06th April 2021

 

Clear and very cold overnight, widespread penetrating frost in a continued force 3 north wind. Sunny and cold this morning.

24-hour maximum 7.5c
24-hour minimum –2.2c

Minimum temperature on grass –5.6c
Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 31.1mph N

Rainfall total: tr.mm
 
Conditions at 09:00 GMT
 
2 Oktas Cumulus humilis.

Visibility >10 miles
Temperature: 3.9c
Humidity 67.0%
Wind Direction NW force 4

Barometer 1020.5mb Trend rising slowly.
 
Yesterday.

 

Mainly cloudy overnight, a little showery rain. Turning much colder towards dawn with light snow showers. At observation, sunny spells, also light snow showers. Odd light snow shower shortly after mid morning, staying dry for the rest of the day with good sunny spells, though continuing to feel cold.

Edited April 6, 2021 by Polar Continental

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, mainly clear and cold night, the coldest April night since 2008 and the 4th coldest in the last 44 years. The grass min' was the lowest in April since 1978.  An almost cloudless start to the morning but Cu humilis have developed since 0900 g.m.t.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 0.8c

24 hr max; 5.5c

24 hr min; -2.9c

Grass min; -7.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; Trace

Mean wind speed; 22 mph NW

1 okta Cu humilis

Vis; over 80 km

[The PIT]

A dry breezy morning and cold. Sunny spells

Temp 5.3C, Barometer 1017mb falling slowly, Wind F3 NNW, Rainfall Nil

[Weather Enthusiast91]

A dry, cold, crisp and sunny day.

 

Current temp: 6°C

Humidity: 37%

Dew point: -7°C

Cloud cover: 20%

Wind direction: NW at 27.8km/h

Air pressure: 1020mb steady

[The PIT]

An afternoon of snow showers too short to give a a covering so far

Max temp 6.6C, now 2.8C, Barometer 1016mb falling, Wind F2 NNW, Rainfall Trace

[johnholmes]

Moderate snow shower at the moment, already clearing after a very ight one early pm, knocked the temperature dow to 2.5 C Td up from -6 to -2 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly sunny morning followed by rapidly increasing cloud this afternoon bringing showers of snow and soft hail, some of them heavy and giving a covering of snow.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; -1.1c

Max today; 5.5c

Min last night; -2.9c

Grass min; -7.0c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 1. 0 mm

Sunshine today; 7.1 hrs

Mean wind speed; 15 mph N

Highest gust today; 45 mph NW at 1446 g.m.t

2 oktas Cu and Cb

Vis; 50 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 1.7cm. 90% cover

Snow shower in past hour

 

[hillbilly]

A frosty start.Mainly dry with good sunny spells ,the odd snow flurry and some heavier snow showers in the afternoon but not sticking except on the tops

[Stargazer]

An unusually cold day for April with sunny spells and a mix of light sleet and snow flurries in the afternoon. Maximum 6.8, minimum -0.4. Wind light NW.

Edited April 6, 2021 by Stargazer