Easter Weekend weather observations - April 7th to 10th

[Summer Sun]

A settled start to the easter weekend with high pressure starting to build and mostly clear skies 

Temp 6.2c

[The PIT]

Dry clear start with light winds

Temp 3.7C, Barometer 1018mb rising, Wind F1 WNW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and sunny, no cloud and a low of 2.8 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night and a clear and sunny start to this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 8.0c

24 hr max; 11.0c

24 hr min; 2.6c

Grass min; -0.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 4 mph NW

1 okta Ci

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[Summer Sun]

A dry and sunny start to the Easter weekend with a light north to north westerly breeze

Temp 8.0c with a low of 2.5c

[The PIT]

A dry sunny morning

Temp 12.3C, Barometer 1020mb rising slowly, Wind F2 N, Rainfall nil

[Polar Continental]

Friday 07th April 2023

 

Clear and cold overnight, widespread frost. Continuos sunshine through the morning and in to the afternoon.Feeling quite warm by mid afternoon.

 

24-hour maximum 12.3c

24-hour minimum -0.5c

Minimum temperature on grass -3.6c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 25.6mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

0 Oktas Clear.

Visibility >10m

Temperature: 9.9c

Humidity 75.5%

Wind Direction SW force 1

Barometer 1020.5mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Cloudy with light rain and drizzle overnight. Overcast this morning light rain and drizzle. The rain stopped around 07:00 GMT a few cloud break following. By late morning sunny spells developed, still the odd shower around. The afternoon saw continued sunny spells.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and sunny day with only very brief interruptions to the sunshine during the second half of the afternoon as scattered Cu humilis developed.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 11.2c

Max today; 13.6c

Min last night; 2.6c

Grass min; -0.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today so far; 10.3 hrs

 Mean wind speed; 7 mph N

Highest gust today; 25 mph NW at 1255 g.m.t

1 okta Cu humilis

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[hillbilly]

Dry and mainly sunny,max 14 deg,min 4 deg

[The PIT]

Easter Sat dry chilly start with clear wkies annd a ground frost

Temp 1.8C, Barometer 1024mb rising slowly, Wind Calm, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Foggy after patchy ground frost, a low of 1.3 C

[Summer Sun]

Another chilly night, but otherwise dry and sunny with a light south to south easterly breeze

Temp 7.4c with a low of 2.3c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mostly clear night but with patches of Ci moving in from east towards dawn. Dry and mainly sunny so far this morning but the sunshine sometimes hazy due to the cirrus.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 6.6c

24 hr max; 13.6c

24 hr min; 3.5c

Grass min; -0.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 3 mph E

5 oktas Ci

 Vis' 12 miles

[The PIT]

Sunny spells and a dry morning

Temp 12.1C, Barometer 1025mb steady, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall Nil

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 08th April 2023

 

Clear overnight, widespread ground frost. Sunny spells through the day, dry.

 

24-hour maximum 15.4c

24-hour minimum 1.0c

Minimum temperature on grass -2.9c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.9mph NW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

3 Oktas Cirrus, Cirrocumulus.

Visibility >10m

Temperature: 10.2c

Humidity 85.8%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1025.1mb rising slowly.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear and cold overnight, widespread frost. Continuous sunshine through the morning and in to the afternoon.Feeling quite warm by mid afternoon.

[The PIT]

Warm by day with long sunny spells

Max temp so far 15.1C, Barometer 1024mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with long sunny periods but more cloud around than yesterday.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 11.6c

Max today; 13.7c

Min last night; 3.5c

Grass min; -0.5c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 9.7 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph SE

Highest gust today; 18 mph E/SE at 1122 g.m.t

4 oktas Cu humilis and Cc

Vis' 50 miles

[hillbilly]

Dry and sunny after a cloudy start,max 14 deg,min 4 deg

[The PIT]

A misty mild start

Temp 5.7C, low 4.4C, Barometer 1021mb steady, Wind F1 ESE, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A clear start to the night but thick fog developed during the early hours and has persisted since then.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 4.5c

24 hr max; 13.7c

24 hr min; 3.5c

Grass min; 0.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 9 mph SE

Sky obscured by fog

 Vis; 150 yds

Edited April 9, 2023 by Terminal Moraine

[Summer Sun]

Not quite as cold overnight as the past few with more cloud around which is persisting into this morning, otherwise it remains dry with a light south westerly breeze

Temp 6.4c with a low of 4.1c

[johnholmes]

Dry, overcast with low St, a low of 5.7C

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 09th April 2023

 

Turning mostly cloudy overnight. A good deal of cloud this morning, odd brighter spell.

 

24-hour maximum 15.8c

24-hour minimum 4.3c

Minimum temperature on grass 0.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.8mph NW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

7 Oktas Stratocumulus.

Visibility >10m

Temperature: 8.8c

Humidity 77.1%

Wind Direction S force 3

Barometer 1021.9mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear overnight, widespread ground frost. Sunny spells through the day, dry.

[The PIT]

Sun now coming through after a misty chilly morning.

Temp 9C, Barometer 1020mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall Trace

[Terminal Moraine]

Thick fog thinned to mist by 0830 g.m.t and by late morning there was a few bright or brief sunny intervals. A little sunshine early in the afternoon but by 1400 g.m.t high cloud was increasing from the west and the latter part of the day was cloudy.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 11.7c

Max today; 12.8c

Min last night; 3.5c

Grass min; 0.5c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.6 hrs

Mean wind speed; 18 mp hSE

Highest gust today; 31 mph SE at 1214 g.m.t

8 oktas As

 Vis; 40 miles