Daily weather observations - August 21st to August 27th

[The PIT]

A dry fairly cloudy very warm start

Temp 16.4C, Barometer 1011mb falling slowly, Wind F1 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, warm and cloudy night. A short moderate shower at 0520 g.m.t followed by sunny intervals through  large amounts of Ci and Ac.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 17.4c

24 hr max; 20.0c

24 hr min; 14.1c

Overnight min; 14.9c

Grass min; 12.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.6 mm

 Mean wind speed; 8 mph W/SW

6 oktas Ci and Ac with distant Cu congestus to the east

Vis; 30 miles

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 24th August 2023

 

A warm and cloudy night. A few spots of rain this morning. Cloud breaking soon after mid morning allowing bright and a few sunny spells.

 

24-hour maximum 23.7c

24-hour minimum 14.2c

Minimum temperature on grass 12.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 15.0 mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

6 Oktas Altostratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulus fractus.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 18.9c

Humidity 78.1%

Wind Direction NW force 3

Barometer 1011.8mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight. Cloudy this morning odd spot of rain, this turning briefly moderate before stopping after a couple of minutes. Turning brighter through the morning with sunny spells. The afternoon warm and dry. Turning cloudy early evening.

[The PIT]

A fairly cloudy morning some sunny spells

Temp 19.9C, high so far 20.3C, Barometer 1010mb falling slowly, Wind F1 WNW, Rainfall Nil

[The PIT]

A cloudy afternoon and feeling humid brightening up now

Max temp 20.3C, now 19.4C, Barometer 1009mb falling slowly, Wind F3 WNW. Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A couple of brief light showers between 1230 and 1300 g.m.t but apart from those it's been a dry day with sunny intervals. The warmest part of the day was during the morning.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 16.0c

Max today; 19.1c

Min last night; 14.9c

Grass min; 12.1c

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

Sunshine today so far; 2.4 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph NW

Highest gust today; 25 mph W/NW at 1420 g.m.t

2 oktas Cu humilis and mediocris, Ci and Ac

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[The PIT]

A dry start some cloud but also sunny spells

Temp 11.3C, low 10.8C, Barometer 1007mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and mostly cloudy; a low of 8.8 C, the lowest since 4 th June

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and cool night with long clear periods. Variable amounts of cloud and sunny intervals since sunrise.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 13.6c

24 hr max; 19.1c

24 hr min; 8.0c

Grass min; 3.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 800 g.m.t; Trace

Mean wind speed; 7 mph SW

7  oktas Sc an Ac

 Vis; 40 miles

[The PIT]

A dry morning with sunny spells

Temp 17.8C high so far 18.1C, Barometer 1007mb falling slowly, Wind F2 WNW, Rainfall Nil

[Polar Continental]

Friday 25th August 2023

 

Clear spells overnight. Sunny spells this morning. Turning mostly cloudy through the morning. The afternoon, mainly cloudy.

 

24-hour maximum 21.1c

24-hour minimum 8.1c

Minimum temperature on grass 6.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 11.9 mph NW

Rainfall total = tr.mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

6 Oktas Altostratus, Altocumulus.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 15.9c

Humidity 76.0%

Wind Direction S force 3

Barometer 1008.9mb falling slowly.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A warm and cloudy night. A few spots of rain this morning. Cloud breaking soon after mid morning allowing bright and a few sunny spells. Further sunny spells through the day, large amounts of cloud at times.

[The PIT]

A dry cool afteroon and turning cloudy

Max temp 18.2C, now 15.8C, Barometer 1006mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

Dry with a few sunny intervals until shortly after 1600 g.m.t, then a heavy shower. Another shower has moved in from the west in the last few minutes.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 12.7c

Max today; 16.0c

Min last night; 8.0c

Grass min; 3.9c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 2.2 mm

 Sunshine today so far; 1.7 hrs

Mean wind speed; 5 mph W/NW

Highest gust today; 23 mph W at 1324 g.m.t

7 oktas Cu and Ns

 Vis; 20 miles

Shower in past hour

[hillbilly]

Mainly dry but a light shower to start and a band of drizzle around midday,sunny spells in the morning but cloudy the remainder,max 17 deg,min 9 deg.

[The PIT]

A dry start and some cloud

Temp 10.6C, Low 10.3C, Barometer 1004mb steady, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall since midnight Nil

[johnholmes]

Bright with cloud and sun, dry with a low of 10.9 C

[Summer Sun]

Dry and sunny at the moment though with a thunderstorm warning issued from late morning I suspect the cloud will be starting to bubble up in the next couple of hours

Barometer 1006.5

Rain Nil

Temp 12.9c with a low of 8.9c at 05:50

 

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear periods. Low St gave mist across the hills during the early hours but most of it cleared by 0700 g.m.t to allow sunny spells.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 12.5c

24 hr max; 16.0c

24 hr min; 8.3c

Grass min; 4.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 2.8 mm

 Mean wind speed; 10 mph W/SW

6 oktas St, Cu and Ac

 Vis; 3 miles

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 26th August 2023

 

Further thunder and heavy rain last night continued after mid evening, clearing soon after midnight with clear spells following. Bright and sunny spells this morning, also a good deal of cloud around at times.

 

24-hour maximum 18.5c

24-hour minimum 8.0c

Minimum temperature on grass 6.1c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 12.4 mph NW

Rainfall total = 16.1mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

6 Oktas Cumulus humilis, mediocris and congestus.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 14.4c

Humidity 91.0%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1006.6mb falling slowly.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear spells overnight. Sunny spells this morning. Turning mostly cloudy through the morning. The afternoon, mainly cloudy. The early evening saw a spell of heavy rain and thunder.

[The PIT]

A cool moring with some late light showers

Temp 16C, Barometer 1005mb rising slowly, wind F2 WNW, Rainfall Trace

[The PIT]

An afternoon of showers some heavy

Max temp so far 17.4C, now 16.1C, Barometer 1006mb rising slowly, Wind F1 SSW, Rainfall 5.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Sunny intervals, especially during the first half of the morning, and a couple of short moderate-heavy showers.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 14.6c

Max today; 17.0c

Min last night; 8.3c

Grass min; 4.4c

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

 Sunshine today; 3.8 hrs

Mean wind speed; 8 mph NW

Highest gust today; 20 mph W at 1411 g.m.t

6 oktas Cb, Cu and Ac

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[hillbilly]

A light shower to start leaving a dry morning with some sunny spells.Becoming cloudy and a very dark cloud gave a thunderstorm with thunder and lightening, torrential rain and hail for 10 mins leaving steady rain before a dry end to the day.Max 18 deg,min 9 deg.

Edited August 26, 2023 by hillbilly

[johnholmes]

Sunday starts cool with blue sky and dry, a low of 8.2 C

[The PIT]

A rather cool night and a dry start to the day. Fairly cloudy.

Temp 11.2C, low 9.2C, Barometer 1007mb steady, Wind F1 W, Rainfall 0.2mm