Daily weather observations - December 4th to December 10th

[johnholmes]

1509 and almost dark with rain at times, temperature has struggled up to 5.8 C-wonderful!

[damianslaw]

3 minutes ago, johnholmes said:

1509 and almost dark with rain at times, temperature has struggled up to 5.8 C-wonderful!

One of those 'dark days before christmas', many more albeit milder ones to come. Such days are what I remember as a child in the 80s in the run up to christmas, not the christmas card snow scenes!

[The PIT]

A cold day with light showery rain until late afternoon when it became moderate to heavy

Max temp 5.4C, now 5C, Barometer 999mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall 11.4mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dull and dark day with persistent heavy drizzle this morning and moderate-heavy rain this afternoon.

At 1800

 Temp; 4.1c

Max today; 4.7c

Min last night; 0.6c

Grass min; -1.2c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 25.6 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 23 mph SE/S

Highest gust today; 41 mph SE at 1159

8 oktas Ns and St

 Vis; 1 mile

Continuous moderate rain

[The PIT]

A dry rather mild start

Temp 6.1C, low 5.3C, Barometer 998mb steady, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Mostly clear skies, dry and a low of 5.2 C

[Polar Continental]

Friday 8th December 2023

 

Variable cloud overnight, some showery rain. Sunny spells this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 7.1c

24-hour minimum 5.2c

Minimum temperature on grass 3.8c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 29.1 mph SSE

Rainfall total = 6.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Cirrus.

Visibility >10 mile

Temperature: 6.5c

Humidity 89.5%

Wind Direction SW force 3

Barometer 1000.2mb rising

 

Yesterday. 

 

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.

Intermittent drizzle through the morning. By early afternoon moderate rain set in lasting in to the evening.

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's rain cleared to the east by 1900 to leave the rest of the night dry but with thick fog. No change to that so far this morning.

At 0900

 Temp; 5.6c

24 hr max; 5.6c

24 hr min; 4.0c

Grass min; 2.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 28.9 mm

Mean wind speed; 17 mph SW

Sky obscured by fog

 Vis; 100 yds

[The PIT]

An average day with sunny spells and light afternoon showers

Max temp 8.7C, now 7.7C, Barometer 999mb rising slowly, Wind F2 SSW, rainfall 0.8mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Thick fog cleared by 1100 and it was dry and cloudy for a few hours before a few light-moderate showers moved in from the west.

At 1800

 Temp; 6.1c

Max today; 6.9c

Min last night; 4.0c

Grass min; 2.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.7 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 26 mph SW at 1743

7 oktas Cu, Sc and Ac

Vis; 30 miles

[hillbilly]

Rain early on then dry until mid afternoon when showers arrived,max 7 deg,min 5 deg

[The PIT]

A wet start with moderate rain

Temp 6.1C, low 5.6C, Barometer 992mb falling, Wind F3 SSE, Rainfall 1mm

[johnholmes]

Starting with rain (radar suggests several hours more; a low of 5.7 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and cloudy night until around 0430 when heavy rain arrived from the south west. Foggy with continuous heavy rain at the moment.

At 0900

 Temp; 7.0c

24 hr max; 7.0c

24 hr min; 4.5c

Grass min; 2.7c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 16.8 mm

Mean wind speed; 26 mph SE

8 oktas Ns and St

 Vis; 900 yds

Continuous heavy rain

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 9th December 2023

 

Variable cloud overnight. Overcast by early hours, moderate rain from around 0:500 GMT. Rain turning lighter towards mid morning.

 

24-hour maximum 9.0c

24-hour minimum 5.7c

Minimum temperature on grass 3.8c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 15.0 mph SW

Rainfall total = 9.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Nimbostratus.

Visibility 1 mile

Temperature: 9.0c

Humidity 95.9%

Wind Direction S force 5-6

Barometer 986.3mb falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight, some showery rain. Sunny spells for a short time morning. Mostly cloudy after mid morning, much milder than recently, staying damp underfoot

[The PIT]

A wet afternoon with the rain turning heavy recently

Max temp 10.6C, now 8.1C, Barometer 984mb rising, Wind F3 WSW, Rainfall 14.4mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy rain early a.m gave way to moderate-heavy drizzle by 1000. A few sunny intervals early p.m followed by further rain this evening.

At 1800

Temp; 7.1c

Max today; 9.4c

Min last night; 4.5c

Grass min; 2.7c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 10.2 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.2 hrs

Wind; 37 mph W

Highest gust today. 59 mph W at 1552

8 oktas Ns

 Vis; 20 miles

Continuous light rain

[hillbilly]

Rain during the morning leaving showers in the afternoon and back to rain later,becoming windier as the day went on,max 10 deg,min 5 deg

[matt111]

It's been a long time since I posted in these threads but though I might as well since I post almost the same in the regional thread anyway,

Wet this morning followed by a dry and breezy afternoon with sunny spells. Mild

Current Temp: 10.3°C

Max Temp: 13.2°C

Min Temp: 9.0°C

Rainfall: 12.6mm

 

[The PIT]

A dry start after a wet windy evening and night gusts to 62mph

Temp 6.3C, Barometer 1000mb steady. Wind F2 SW, Rainfall since midnight 0.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's rain cleared to the east before midnight and the rest of the night was dry with a few cloud breaks. A westerly gale during the evening, decreasing rapidly during the early hours. A short spell of light-moderate rain over the last hour but at the moment it's dry with a few bright intervals.

At 0900

 Temp; 4.6c

24 hr max; 9.4c

24 hr min; 3.9c

Grass min; 0.7c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 17.9 mm

 Mean wind speed; 9 mph S

7 oktas Ns

 Vis; 15 miles

Intermittent moderate rain 

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 10th December 2023

 

Eventually becoming less windy overnight, a few clear spells developing, also the odd shower around. Turning mainly cloudy this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 11.4c

24-hour minimum 4.3c

Minimum temperature on grass 1.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 41.7 mph W

Rainfall total = 1.9mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

7 Oktas Altostratus

Visibility > 10 Miles

Temperature: 6.3c

Humidity 93.9%

Wind Direction SSE force 2-3

Barometer 999.9mb rising

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight. Overcast by early hours, moderate rain from around 0:500 GMT. Rain turning lighter towards mid morning. The rain stopped shorty after mid morning, a few brighter spells developing. The afternoon very windy, bright spells,also showers scattered around.

[The PIT]

Some light morning rain then turning dry with sunny spells rather cold so far.

Max temp so far 6.9C, Barometer 993mb falling, Wind  F2 SS, Rainfall 1mm

[The PIT]

A spell of drizzle in the afternoon then back sunny spells. Average temps

Max temp 8.8C, now 8.4C, Barometer 990 falling slowly, Wind F3 SW, Rainfall 1.4mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A spell of light rain this morning followed by a cloudy and mainly dry afternoon with breaking cloud towards evening. Further intermittent rain since sunset.

At 1800

 Temp; 6.3c

Max today; 7.5c

Min last night; 3.9c

Grass min; 0.7c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.0 mm

Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph S/SW

Highest gust today; 61 mph W at 0152

6 oktas Cu and Ac

 Vis; 20 miles

Intermittent light rain