Daily weather observations - May 1st to 7th

[Summer Sun]

A milder night tonight with mostly cloudy skies and a light breeze

Temp 10.6c

[johnholmes]

Monday 1 May=

Dry fairly cloudy with a low of 8.5 C

[The PIT]

Cloudy after some overnight rain

Temp 10.4C, low 9.6C, Barometer 1014mb rising slowly, Wind F1 WSW, Rainfall 0.4mm

[The PIT]

Sunny spells developing and a brreeze picking up. Rather warm

Temp 15.3C, Barometer 1015mb rising slowly, Wind F3 NW, Rainfall 0.4mm

[Polar Continental]

Monday 01st May 2023

 

A mainly cloudy night, some light showery rain. Cloudy through the morning with a few brighter spells. Early afternoon mainly cloudy with the odd light shower around. A few sunny spells developing by mid afternoon.

 

24-hour maximum 15.9c

24-hour minimum 7.6c

Minimum temperature on grass 5.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 16.1mph SSE

Rainfall total = 1.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

7 Oktas Altostratus, Cumulus mediocrity.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 12.1c

Humidity 90.3%

Wind Direction SW force 2-3

Barometer 1016.0mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight. Bright and hazy sunny spells this morning. A few hazy sunny spells, though cloud thickening by early afternoon. Outbreaks of light to moderate rain by mid afternoon and in to early evening.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Polar Continental

[The PIT]

A rather warm afternoon with sunny spells

Max temp 16C, now 15.5C, Barometer 1016mb steady, Wind F3 WNW, Rainfall 0.4mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny intervals, and longer sunny spells during the second half of the afternoon.

Walking on Kinder Scout today where it was cool, cloudy and breezy with a few light showers.

At 1800 g.m.t

Temp; 10.8c

Max today; 15.2c

Min last night; 7.9c

Grass min; 5.5c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 3.6hrs

Mean wind speed; 18 mp hNW

Highest gust today; 35 mph W at 1225 g.m.t

1 okta Cu, Sc and Ci

 Vis; more than 50 miles

[Stargazer]

After some rather unpromising forecasts a few days ago it turned out to be quite a reasonable weekend here, with a warm and sunny Saturday followed by two usable days. Today we had a bright start then cloudier with a brief light shower around lunchtime. Sunny spells to end the day. Maximum 17.9, minimum 10.2. Wind light NW.

Yesterday: dry and mainly cloudy with brighter intervals in the morning. Maximum 15.8, minimum 7.3. Wind light SW.

[The PIT]

Cloudy dry and warm

Temp 8.2C, low 7.7C, Barometer 1025mb rising slowly, Wind F1 ESE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Cloudy and dry, a low of 8.4 C, close to normal

[Terminal Moraine]

A clear start to last night but it was cloudy by late evening and has remained cloudy since then.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 7.6c

24 hr max; 15.2c

24 hr min; 6.3c

Grass min; 6.0c

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

 Mean wind speed; 8 mph SE

8 oktas Sc

 Vis; 30 miles

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 02nd May 2023

 

Turning cloudy overnight, staying dry. No changes this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 16.1c

24-hour minimum 7.9c

Minimum temperature on grass 4.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 19.8mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Stratocumulus

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 11.0c

Humidity 80.1%

Wind Direction SSE force 2

Barometer 1026.7mb Rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A mainly cloudy night, some light showery rain. Cloudy through the morning with a few brighter spells. Early afternoon mainly cloudy with the odd light shower around. A few sunny spells developing by mid afternoon.

 

April 2023 so far:

 

Mean temperature 8.6c (-0.4c) of the local average. (1992-2014)

Highest maximum on the 29th 18.4c

Lowest minimum on the 4th -2.7c

Minimum Grass Temperature on the 4th -6.1c

Ground Frosts = 11

Air frost = 4

Wettest Day 20th = 12.8mm

Rainfall total = 64.9mm

Days of sleet / snow falling = 0

Days of lying snow at 09:00 GMT = 0

Maximum snow depth = 0cm

Highest wind gust = 44.4mph WNW on the 10th.

Fog at observation 0 days

 

2023 so far:

 

Highest maximum on the 29th April 18.4c

Lowest minimum on the 17th Jan -6.0c

Minimum Grass Temperature on the 21st Jan-9.8c

Rainfall total = 241.9mm

Highest wind gust = 44.4mph SW on the 10th April.

[The PIT]

A dry fairly cloudy day and just on the rather warm side.

Max temp 15.1C, now 14.2C, Barometer 1026mb steady, Winds F2 ESE, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly cloudy day.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 11.9c

Max today; 12.7c

Min last night; 6.3c

Grass min; 6.0c

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

 Sunshine today so far; 0.3 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph E

Highest gust today; 19 mph E at 1626 g.m.t

7 oktas Ci and Cu humilis

Vis; 30 miles

[The PIT]

A dry sunny start average temps

Temp 5.2C, low 4.4C, Barometer 1027mb steady, Wind F1 SW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

A DRY AND SUNNY START WITH A LOW OF 4.8 c

[Terminal Moraine]

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

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 9.3c

24 hr max; 12.7c

24 hr min; 4.1c

Grass min; 0.2c

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

 Mean wind speed; 9 mph SE

2 oktas Ci

 Vis; 30 miles

[The PIT]

A dry morning with sunny spells

Temp 14.7C, Barometer 1026mb steady, Wind F3 ESE, Rainfall Nil

[The PIT]

A dry afternoon with hazy sunshine rather warm

Max temp 16C, now 14.5C, Barometer 1024mb falling, Wind F2 ENE, Rainfall Nil

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 03rd May 2023

 

Clear spells developing overnight. Good sunny spells throughout.

 

24-hour maximum 15.1c

24-hour minimum 4.5c

Minimum temperature on grass 1.9c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 10.0mph SE

Rainfall total = 0.0mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

3 Oktas Cirrus

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 13.5c

Humidity 66.6%

Wind Direction E force 3-4

Barometer 1024.3mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Turning cloudy overnight, staying dry. No changes this morning. A mostly cloudy day followed with only brief glimpses of the sun.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with long periods of sunshine and a freshening E breeze.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 11.2c

Max today; 13.3c

Min last night; 4.1c

Grass min; 0.2c

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

 Sunshine today so far; 9.3 hrs

Mean wind speed; 19 mph E

Highest gust today; 32 mph E at 1145 g.m.t

3 oktas Ci and Cc

 Vis; 50 miles

[hillbilly]

Dry and sunny after a chilly start,max 15 deg,min 2 deg

[The PIT]

Cloudy and dry

Temp 6.7C, low 5.9C, Barometer 1020mb falling slowly, Winds F2 ENE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and mostly cloudy with a low of 5.0 C (average is 8.2 C)

[Summer Sun]

A cooler morning today with full cloud cover and a brisk easterly breeze

Temp 8.7c with a low of 6.6c