Daily weather observations - September 11th to September 17th

[Summer Sun]

Thunderstorms and torrential rain during Sunday afternoon have gradually cleared away leaving it remaining warm and a bit murky

Temp 17.5c

[johnholmes]

Monday

Dry and fairly sunny with some patchy upper cloud, muggy with a low of 17.1 C

[The PIT]

Dry very warm with sunny spells

Temp 17.4C, Barometer 1009mb rising slowly, Wind F1 SW, Rainfall since midnight Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear spells. Cooler than recent nights but still in the top ten highest minima on record in September. Dry with sunny periods so far this morning, and with more breeze than for at least a week.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 18.5c

24 hr max; 22.8c

24 hr min; 15.6c

Grass min; 13.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.3 mm

 Mean wind speed; 14 mph SW

2 oktas St fractus, Sc and Ci

 Vis; 25 miles

[Polar Continental]

Monday 11th September 2023

 

Variable cloud overnight, very warm. A good deal of cloud around, bright spells also.

 

24-hour maximum 24.0c

24-hour minimum 17.0c

Minimum temperature on grass 14.9c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 4.3 mph W

Rainfall total = 0.4mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

7 Oktas Stratocumulus

Visibility >10 miles.

Temperature: 20.1c

Humidity 82.4%

Wind Direction W force 3

Barometer 1011.6mb falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

Another very warm night with variable cloud. A good deal of cloud this morning, only producing a few spots of rain. A mostly cloudy day followed with slight showers. A few brighter spells. Very humid.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning with sunny intervals. Showers during the afternoon, two of which were heavy, but also a few sunny intervals.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 17.9c

Max today; 21.4c

Min last night; 15.6c

Grass min; 13.9c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 6.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 3.3 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph W

Highest gust today; 27 mph SW at 0237 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns

 Vis; 2 miles

Heavy shower falling

[hillbilly]

Dry and sunny to start becoming cloudy with a few spits late in the day,max 22 deg,min 16 deg

[The PIT]

Dull and wet start

Temp 13.1C, Barometer 1011mb steady, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall 11.2mm

[johnholmes]

Overcast, dry at the moment but rain all around on the radar, 7.2 mm so far since midnight; a low now down to 13.8 C, still drifting down

 

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 12th September 2023

 

A cloudy and warm night with further moderate to heavy rain. Moderate /heavy rain this morning..

 

24-hour maximum 21.9c

24-hour minimum 15.2c

Minimum temperature on grass 15.3c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 14.0 mph W

Rainfall total = 17.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Nimbostratus

Visibility <1 mile, mist

Temperature: 15.9c

Humidity 100%

Wind Direction NW force 2

Barometer 1013.0mb rising slowly.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight, very warm. A good deal of cloud around, bright spells also. Light showery rain for the early part of the afternoon, brighter and a few sunny spells mid afternoon. The early evening saw further light to moderate rain.

[johnholmes]

4 hours ago, johnholmes said:

Overcast, dry at the moment but rain all around on the radar, 7.2 mm so far since midnight; a low now down to 13.8 C, still drifting down

 

Rainfall now up to 17.6 mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry start to last night but rain moved in after midnight and became moderate-heavy during the early morning, accompanied by thick hill fog. The fog lifted at 0700 g.m.t but rain has persisted all morning, briefly heavy but mostly light-moderate.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 12.8c

24 hr max; 21.4c

24 hr min; 12.6c

Grass min; 13.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 22.8 mm

 Mean wind speed; 8 mph N

8 oktas Ns and St

 Vis; 1 miles

Continuous moderate rain.

[The PIT]

A very wet very cool day and a massive contrast in tempatures

Max temp 14.1C, now 13.5C, Barometer 1015mb rising slowly, Wind F2 NNe, Rainfall 31.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy, cool and wet day, the rain heavy at times earlier this morning.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 12.4c

Max today; 13.8c

Min last night; 12.6c

Grass min; 13.0c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 11.3 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 17 mph NE

Highest gust today; 32 mph NE at 1445 g.m.t

8 oktas Ns

 Vis' 8 miles

Continuous light-moderate rain.

[hillbilly]

Showers for most of the day,heavier in the morning,max 14 deg,min 12 deg

[The PIT]

Wednesday a dry start with sunny spells

Temp 8.5C, low 8.3C, Barometer 1021mb rising, Wind F1 NE, Rainfall since midnight 0.2mm

[johnholmes]

Dry and cooler than for some time, sunny spells, 0.2 mm since midnight, a low of 8.4 C

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's rain cleared to the east early in the evening and by late evening the cloud was clearing to leave the rest of the night dry and clear, and much cooler than recent nights. A sunny start to this morning but in the last hour Cu humilis has developed and spread into areas of Sc.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 12.1c

24 hr max; 13.8c

24 hr min; 8.5c

Grass min; 6.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 11.8 mm

 Mean wind speed; 7 mph N

1 okta Cu humilis and Ci

 Vis; 40 miles

[The PIT]

A dry morning with sunny spells

Temp 16.1C, Barometer 1022mb steady, Wind F1 ENE, Rainfall 0.2mm

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 13th September 2023

 

Rain and drizzle eventually cleared around mid evening, clear spells following, turning much cooler than recent nights. Sunny start this morning, cloud bubbling up late morning.

 

24-hour maximum 15.9c

24-hour minimum 5.8c

Minimum temperature on grass 4.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 7.0 mph W

Rainfall total = 4.6mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Cirrus.

Visibility >10 miles.

Temperature: 10.2c

Humidity 92.2%

Wind Direction NW force 2

Barometer 1023.1mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A cloudy and warm night with further moderate to heavy rain, this continuing through the morning, eventually turning to light rain and drizzle after 10:00 BST. The rest of the day saw light rain and drizzle. Temperature slowly falling through the day.

[The PIT]

A dry day with sunny spells

Max temp 19.4C, now 18.3C Barometer 1021mb Falling lowly, Wind F1 Variable, Rainfall 0.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny intervals after a sunny start.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 14.7c

Max today; 17.3c

Min last night; 8.5c

Grass min; 6.4c

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

 Sunshine today; 6.8 hrs

Mean wind speed; 5 mph SE

Highest gust today; 19 mph NE at 1026 g.m.t

7 oktas Cs and Cu humilis

Vis; 40 miles

[hillbilly]

A chilly start leaving a dry and sunny day,max 17 deg,min 5 deg

[The PIT]

A damp start with light rain

Temp 12.5C, Barometer 1017mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall 0.4mm

[johnholmes]

Overcast with slight rain at times; 1.0 mm since midnight, a low of 13.1 C