Daily weather observations - April 24th to 30th

[Summer Sun]

Dry and feeling chilly tonight for the time of year with a brisk northerly wind and mostly clear skies 

Temp 5.5c

[johnholmes]

For 24th

Cloudy, dry with a low of 5.4 C

[The PIT]

Dry sunny spells normal temps

Temp 5.6C, low 4.3C, Barometer 1008mb rising slowly, Wind F2 N, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A few heavy showers yesterday evening but it was dry by midnight and the rest of the night remained dry with enough breaks in the cloud to allow a ground frost. Mainly cloudy so far this morning but the cloud has begun to break in the last half hour allowing a few sunny intervals.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 5.5c

24 hr max; 9.6c

24 hr min; 2.1c

Grass min; -1.3c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 5.9 mm

 Mean wind speed; 14 mph N

7 oktas Ac, Sc and Cu humilis

Vis; 35 miles 

[Summer Sun]

Unusually cold for late April with a sunshine and showers morning accompanied by a gusty northerly wind

Temp 4.3c with a low of 4.2c

[Polar Continental]

Monday 24th April 2023

 

Showers cleared away last night, a few clear spells following. A touch of ground frost around dawn. Variable cloud and bright spells this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 10.3c

24-hour minimum 3.9c

Minimum temperature on grass -0.2c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 7.0mph S

Rainfall total = 4.7mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

5 Oktas Altocumulus, Cumulus mediocris.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 8.7c

Humidity 82.3%

Wind Direction N force 2

Barometer 1009.7mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A cloudy nigh with rain moderate at times through the early hours. Further outbreaks of light to moderate rain through the day. The evening saw cloud breaking allowing brighter spells, also some heavy showers around.

[The PIT]

Sunny spells and isolated light shower this morning fairly cloudy but dry right now.

Temp 9.3C high so far 10C. Barometer 1010mb rising, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall Trace

[The PIT]

A few spots of rain and a mainly cloudy afternoon. On the cold side

Max temp 10C, now 8.4C, Barometer 1011mb rising slowly, Wind F3 NNE, Rainfall Trace

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly cloudy and dry day with a few short sunny intervals and one or two spots of showery rain.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 6.4c

Max today; 9.4c

Min last night; 2.1c

Grass min; -1.3c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; Trace

Sunshine today so far; 1.3 hrs

Mean wind speed; 18 mph NE

Highest gust today; 26 mph NE at 1644 g.m.t

7 oktas St, Sc and Cu humilis

 Vis; 40 miles

[johnholmes]

Tuesday 25 April=

Dry, sunny and cold with patchy ground frost; a low of 0.8 C

[The PIT]

Dry sunny after a ground frost

Temp 2C, low 0.5C, Barometer 1019mb rising, Wind F2 N., Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's cloud cleared before midnight and  the  rest of the night was dry, clear and cold. A clear and sunny start to the day but decidedly chilly in the shade.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 5.0c

24 hr max; 9.4c

24 hr min; -0.8c

Grass min; -3.5c

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

Mean wind speed; 8 mph N

1 okta Ac

 Vis; 50 miles

[The PIT]

Well the cold snap lasted one day back to normal temps by day. A day sunny spells and light winds

Max temp so far 12.4C, Barometer 1017mb steady, Wind F2 N, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

Dry and sunny until mid afternoon when increasing Sc reduced the sunshine to sunny intervals.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 9.7c

Max today; 11.5c

Min last night; -0.8c

Grass min; -3.5c

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

 Sunshine today so far; 9.7 hrs

Mean wind speed; 6 mph NE

Highest gust today; 25 mph N at 1034 g.m.t

6 oktas Sc and Ci

 Vis; more than 50 miles

[johnholmes]

Weather on Wednesday 26 April

Dry with a lot of cloud, some patchy ground frost earlier with a low then of 1.3 C now on 3.1 C

[The PIT]

Dry start with hazy sunshine

Temp 2.7C, low 1.8C, Barometer 1017mb steady, Wind Calm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with gradually increasing high and medium level cloud. Dry with a few bright intervals through an extensive sheet of Ac so far this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 5.5c

24 hr max; 11.5c

24 hr min; 1.9c

Grass min; -0.1c

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

 Mean wind speed; 6 mph SW/S

7 oktas Ac

 Vis; 25 miles

[The PIT]

A dry day fairly cloudy through the day but the sun now punching through. Noraml temps by day

Max temp so far 12.5C, now 11.9C, Barometer 1016mb steady, Wind F1 S, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny intervals.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 10.3c

Max today; 11.9c

Min last night; 1.9c

Grass min; -0.1c

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

 Sunshine today so far; 3.2 hrs

Mean wind speed; 7 mph SE

Highest gust today; 23 mph S at 1331 g.m.t

4 oktas Cu humilis and Sc

 Vis; 35 miles

[The PIT]

A dry start high level cloud making the sun hazy

Temp 3.6C, low 3.3C, Barometer 1016mb falling, Wind Calm, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Sun visible through thick Cirrus layers, clearer earlier with a touch of ground frost and a low of 1.4 C, now up to 3.7 C

[Summer Sun]

A cloudy and dry morning after another unusually cold night

Temp 5.8c with a low of 1.4c

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear intervals at times. Gradually increasing high and medium level cloud before dawn but the cloud still thin enough to allow bright or brief sunny intervals this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 7.4c

24 hr max; 11.9c

24 hr min; 3.1c

Grass min; -0.7c

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

 Mean wind speed; 7 mph SE

7 oktas Ac perlucidus and Cs

Vis; 15 miles

[The PIT]

A dry day but turning cloudy average tempatures

Max temp 12C, now 11.4C, Barometer 1012mb falling,  Wind F2 ESE, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A few brief bright or sunny intervals early this morning but from 0830 g.m.t the day was dry and cloudy until 1430 g.m.t when light-moderate rain arrived.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 7.3c

Max today; 9.6c

Min last night; 3.1c

Grass min; -0.7c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 1.9 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.7 hrs

Mean wind speed; 14 mph SE/E

Highest gust today; 33 mph SE at 1337 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns

 Vis; 10 miles

Continuous light rain