Daily weather observations - April 11th to 16th

[Summer Sun]

A calm and cloudy night with a reasonably mild feel

Temp 6.4c

[johnholmes]

Tuesday 11 th=dry with a clear sky as the sun rises, 0.2 mm around 0200, current low is 5.6 C

[The PIT]

Dry sunny overnight winds eased

Temp 5.8C, Low 5.2C, Barometer 1007mb rising, Wind F2 W, Rainfall since midnight Nil

[Summer Sun]

A dry and sunny morning but with a stronger west to south westerly wind

Temp 7.8c with a low of 4.3c

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's showers died out before sunset to leave a dry night with clearing cloud. Clear and sunny so far this morning but the first signs of increasing Ci on the south western horizon.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 7.1c

24 hr max; 11.5c

24 hr min; 3.0c

Grass min; 0.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 8.4 mm

 Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW

1 okta Ci and Cu humilis

 Vis' 40 miles

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 11th April 2023

 

Clear spells overnight. Sunny spells this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 14.1c

24-hour minimum 3.9c

Minimum temperature on grass 0.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 31.1mph NW

Rainfall total = 1.8mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

1 Oktas Cirrocumulus.

Visibility >10m

Temperature: 9.6c

Humidity 71.4%

Wind Direction NW force 4

Barometer 1009.8mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A cloudy night with light to moderate rain through the early hours. Rain at first this morning, this stopping shortly after mid morning, staying cloudy. Sunny spells developing late morning, also showers these heavy towards midday with a rumble or 2 of thunder. Windy. The afternoon much the same, though showers turning lighter.

[The PIT]

A dry pleasant morning with long sunny spells

Temp 11.1C, Barometer 1006mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SW, Rainfall since midnight Nil

[BlueDomeSky]

Cloudless skies this morning before altostratus followed by stratus drifted over from the SW. Now overcast with spells of light - moderate and blustery rain.

9.4°C, dew point 7.3°C, gusts up to 36.7 km/h, pressure 1009 mbar, feels like 7°C.

 

[The PIT]

Quickly clouded over the in the afternoon with a brief spell of heavy rain around 16:30. Now cloudy with light rain and a gentle to moderate S breeze

Max temp 11.7C, now 8C. Barometer 997mb falling rapidly, Wind F3 S Rainfall 1.6mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly sunny morning followed by rapidly increasing cloud during the afternoon with rain by 1400 g.m.t. A  wet and windy early evening.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp' 6.5c

Max today; 11.2c

Min last night; 3.0c

Grass min; 0.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 2.4 mm

 Sunshine today; 5.4 hrs

Mean wind speed; 33 mph S

Highest gust today; 51 mph S at 1450 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns

 Vis' 12 miles

Continuous moderate rain

[hillbilly]

A chilly start with some showers,rain arriving later with strong winds,max 12 deg,min 4 deg

[The PIT]

A sunny start with light winds

Temp 2.9C ,low 2.7C, Barometer 989mb falling, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall since midnight 0.2mm

[johnholmes]

Dry and sunny with a low of 3.1 C

[Terminal Moraine]

Periods of rain and a southerly gale yesterday evening with a maximum gust of 62 mph. The rain cleared after midnight, the wind decreased, and the cloud dispersed to allow a clear and sunny start to this morning. Clouding over rapidly since 0700 g.m.t but so far it's stayed dry.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp 3.4c

24 hr max; 11.2c

24 hr min; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 7.2 mm

  Mean wind speed; 18 mph S

7 oktas Cu and St

 Vis; 50 miles

[Summer Sun]

Heavy rain which started late last night eventually cleared away overnight, but the strong wind persists

Temp 6.8c with a low of 2.4c

[Eskimo]

It is now mid-april and temperatures are hovering around 6C with another band of rain pushing through. The UK must be the only place in the world where you wouldn't know if it was November or April. 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Eskimo

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 12th April 2023

 

Moderate rain and windy conditions cleared before midnight, clear spells following. A touch of ground frost forming though the early hours. A clear start this morning, cloud bubbling up quickly. Mostly cloudy by the end of the morning, showers scattered, turning windy again.

 

24-hour maximum 12.0c

24-hour minimum 1.9c

Minimum temperature on grass -0.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 44.4mph SSE

Rainfall total = 4.8mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

4 Oktas Cumulus mediocris and Cirrus.

Visibility >10m

Temperature: 7.4c

Humidity 70.2%

Wind Direction SSW force 5

Barometer 989.6mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear spells overnight. Sunny spells this morning. A few sunny spells continued through the morning and in to early afternoon before turning overcast towards mid afternoon, some showery light rain, breezy. Turning very windy with moderate rain for a couple of hours through the evening.

[The PIT]

The weather dry with sunny spells untiljust now when light rain arrived from the west. A chilly morning

Temp 5.3C, High so far 6.8C  Barometer 985mb falling slowly, Wind F3 S, Rainfall 0.4mm

[The PIT]

An afternoon of light isolated showers and sunny spells average temperatures

Max temp 9.4C, now 7.4C, Barometer 980mb falling slowly, Wind F3 SSE, Rainfall 0.8mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly cloudy day with light-moderate showers and brief sunny intervals.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 5.4c

Max today; 6.6c

Min last night; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 1.5 mm

 Sunshine today so far; 1.5 hrs

Mean wind speed; 19 mph SW

Highest gust today; 50 mph S at 1140 g.m.t

7 oktas Cu, Cb and St

 Vis' 50 miles

[hillbilly]

Cloudy and breezy with some squally showers,colder,max 8 deg,min 2 deg

[The PIT]

A showery start with light showers

Temp 5.6C, low 4.7C, Barometer 992mb rising, Winds F4 WNW, Rainfall since midnight 2mm

[johnholmes]

Less windy overnight, still a couple of showers early on=0.8 mm from midnight, with a low of 5.7 C

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy showers overnight, mainly between 2230 and 0100 g.m.t. Dry, cloudy and breezy so far this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp' 5.2c

24 hr max; 6.6c

24 hr min; 3.2c

Grass min; 1.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 11.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 29 mph W

7 oktas Sc

 Vis' 50 miles

[The PIT]

A morning of mostly light showers and a few sunny spells

Temp 9.1C, high so far 10C, Barometer 997mb rising rapidly, Wind F3 WNW, Rainfall 2.2mm