Daily weather observations - December 4th to December 10th

[Summer Sun]

Continuing cold with cloudy skies and light sleet showers

Temp -0.3c

[The PIT]

A wet start with moderate rain still colg

Temp 0.7C, low 0C, Barometer 998mb falling, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall 6.6mm

[johnholmes]

Raining again, 7.2 mm since midnight but some might be melted snow from 24 hours ago, from a low of 1.4 C at midnight it has risen to 4.3 C and still edging up

 

[Summer Sun]

Persistent moderate to heavy rain which is rapidly washing away the snow

Temp 4.2c

[Polar Continental]

Monday 4th December 2023

 

Outbreak of moderate rain through the night, continuous moderate rain this morning, misty.

 

24-hour maximum 4.6c

24-hour minimum 1.0c

Minimum temperature on grass 1.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 9.7 mph S

Rainfall total = 17.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Nimbostratus.

Visibility 1 mile Mist

Temperature: 4.6c

Humidity 98.4%

Wind Direction E force 3

Barometer 995.4mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

A mostly cloudy night. A short spell of light to moderate snow after midnight accumulated to around 1cm. Overcast and foggy this morning with 1cm of snow, 90% cover, thawing slowly. Rest of the day, fog thickening for a time before clearing afternoon, a slow thaw continued with outbreaks of light rain and sleet.

[Terminal Moraine]

A foggy night with moderate drizzle at first, then moderate-heavy sleet, turning to rain by this morning.

At 0900

 Temp; 2.0c

24 hr max; 2.0c

24 hr min; -0.3c

Overnight min; -0.1c

Grass min; 0.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 20.7 mm

 Mean wind speed; 13 mph NE

8 oktas Ns and St

 Vis; 120 yds

Continuous heavy rain

Mean depth of lying snow; 8.4cm. 98% cover

[The PIT]

A very day and cold

Max temp 3.8C, Barometer 997mb rising slowly, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall 20.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Overcast and chilly with thick fog and  continuous light-moderate rain or drizzle.

At 1800

 Temp; 2.7c

Max today; 2.7c

Min last night; -0.1c

Grass ( snow ) min; 0.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 10.3 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed13 mph NE

Highest gust today; 23 mph NE at 0834

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 100 yds

Continuous moderate rain

 Mean depth of lying snow; 5.5c. 90% cover

[hillbilly]

Some snow overnight turning to rain which persisted for much of the day,max 4 deg,min 0 deg

[johnholmes]

Dry at the moment but a fairly wet night (4.4 mm) following a wet cold day yesterday 11.8 mm and a max of 5.2 C, so far the min overnight shows 5.1 C

[Puppazo di Neve]

Rainy day in Leeds, similar to yesterday (about 5 degrees).. I have made a video from the snowfall in Leeds (please let me know if it's not the right location for this)

 

 

 

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 5th December 2023

 

Further light to moderate rain overnight and this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 4.6c

24-hour minimum 3.8c

Minimum temperature on grass 3.8c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 13.8 mph E

Rainfall total = 16.8mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Nimbostratus.

Visibility 8 miles

Temperature: 4.5c

Humidity 96.7%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1009.5mb Rising

 

Yesterday. 

 

Outbreak of moderate rain through the night, continuous moderate rain this morning, misty. Further rain moderate at times throughout.

[Terminal Moraine]

Continuous light-moderate rain overnight and a steady thaw of lying snow. The rain became intermittent this morning but it's remained overcast.

At 0900

 Temp; 3.2c

24 hr max; 3.4c

24 hr min; 2.0c

Overnight min; 2.6c

Grass min; 1.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 21.3 mm

 Mean wind speed; 12 mph N

8 oktas Ns and St fractus

 Vis; 7 miles

Continuous light rain.

Patchy lying snow, about 5% cover

[The PIT]

A dry afternoon after a wet morning

Max temp 4.9C, now 3.5C, Barometer 1013mb rising, Wind F2 N, Rainfall 8mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Intermittent light-moderate rain died out early in the afternoon to leave a dry end to the day, with clearing cloud after sunset.

At 1800

 Temp; 2.1c

Max today; 3.9c

Min last night; 2.6c

Grass min; 1.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.7 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph N

Highest gust today; 27 mph N at 0804

2 oktas Ac and St fractus

 Vis; 30 miles

Patchy lying snow but only about 2% cover

[The PIT]

A frosty clear start

Temp -1.3C , Barometer 1013mb steady, Wind Calm, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Clear blue start with another white frost and a low of -2.7; the 4th air frost this month

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 6th December 2023

 

Turning clear overnight, widespread moderate frost forming. Shallow freezing fog around dawn. Sunny start this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 5.9c

24-hour minimum -4.1c

Minimum temperature on grass -6.6c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 8.1 mph NW

Rainfall total = 1.5mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Cirrus.

Visibility 1 mile

Temperature: -2.5c

Humidity 95.7%

Wind Direction calm force 0

Barometer 1017.1mb Rising slowly

 

Yesterday. 

 

Further light to moderate rain overnight and this morning. Further rain at time through to late morning followed by a few brighter spells and light showers during the afternoon.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry clear night and a sunny start to the day. Thick fog in the valleys earlier this morning but most of it has cleared.

At 0900

 Temp; 0.2c

24 hr max; 3.9c

24 hr min; -0.5c

Grass min; -4.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.7 mm

 Mean wind speed; 1 mph NW

1 okta Ci

 Vis; 20 miles ( valley fog )

A few snow patches remaining , around 1% cover

[The PIT]

A cold day with frost all day in places out of the sun

Max temp 4.7C, now 0.2C, Barometer 1015mb steady, Wind F1 S, rainfall 0.4mm melted frost

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, cold and sunny day with frost persisting all day in the shade. Increasing high cloud from mid afternoon onward.

At 1800

 Temp; 0.8c

Max today; 3.3c

Min last night; -0.5c

Grass min; -4.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.2 mm ( melted rime )

Sunshine today; 4.5 hrs

Mean wind speed; 9 mph SE

Highest gust today; 14 mph SE at 1656

7 oktas Ci, Cs and Ac

 Vis; 20 miles

 

[hillbilly]

A keen frost to start leaving a cold sunny day,max 4 deg,min -5 deg

[The PIT]

A dry cloudy start

Temp 2.9C, low 1.7C, Barometer 1009mb falling rapidly, Wind F2 SE, Rasinfall Nil

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 7th December 2023

 

Clear spells for a short time last evening with ground frost. Turning cloudy before mid evening. Outbreaks of light to moderate rain early hours and this morning, windy.

 

24-hour maximum 6.2c

24-hour minimum –2.5c

Night low 0.6c

Minimum temperature on grass -3.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 5.1 mph SE

Rainfall total = 2.0mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Stratus.

Visibility >10 mile

Temperature: 6.2c

Humidity 95.4%

Wind Direction SSE force 5

Barometer 1005.2mb falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

Turning clear overnight, widespread moderate frost forming. Shallow freezing fog around dawn. Sunny spells throughout, cold, frost lingering in the shade.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry start to the night but then light-moderate rain after midnight. Thick fog and continuous heavy drizzle at the moment.

At 0900

Temp; 4.1c

24 hr max; 4.1c

24 hr min; 0.0 c

Overnight min; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.2c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 8.2 mm

 Mean wind speed; 26 mph SE

8 oktas St

 Vis; 1 mile

A few small snow patches still surviving.