Daily weather observations - December 18th to December 23rd

[Summer Sun]

Dry, cloudy and very mild with a brisk south westerly wind continuing 

Temp 12.1c

[The PIT]

A cloudy mild start

Temp 10.3C, Barometer 1023mb falling slowly, Wind F3 SSE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Cloudy and dry, pretty mild with a low of 11.0 C 4 C above normal!

[Polar Continental]

Monday 18th December 2023

 

Mild and cloudy overnight, a little light showery rain this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 10.8c

24-hour minimum 8.5c

Minimum temperature on grass 8.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 21.9 mph WSW

Rainfall total = tr.mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Altostratus.

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: 9.8c

Humidity 94.7%

Wind Direction S force 3

Barometer 1024.8mb falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud and mild overnight. Little change throughout, mainly cloudy and dry, very mild.

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and cloudy night with intermittent light rain or drizzle from around midnight onward. Dry and cloudy since 0830.

At 0900

 Temp; 9.1c

24 hr max; 9.1c

24 hr min; 6.9c

Overnight min; 8.3c

Grass min; 7.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.9 mm

 Mean wind speed; 20 mph SW

8 oktas St

 Vis; 30 miles

[The PIT]

 A mild cloudy day so far

Temp 12.1C, Barometer 1020mb fallinbg slowly, Wind F3 SSW, rainfall 0.2mm

[The PIT]

A mild cloudy day mostly dry bar a few spots of rain in the morning

Max temp 12.8C, Barometer 1018mb falling slowly, Wind F3 SSW, Rainfall 0.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Cloudy and mild with intermittent light rain or drizzle.

At 1800

 Temp; 11.4c

Max today; 11.4c

Min last night; 8.3c

Grass min; 7.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.3 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 22 mph SW

Highest gust today; 39 mph SW at 1429

8 oktas St

 Vis; 30 miles

Intermittent light drizzle

[hillbilly]

Mild and dry becoming breezy with drizzle later,max 12 deg,min 9 deg

[matt111]

Dull and dry all day. Quite breezy this afternoon. 

Current Temp: 11.8°C

Max Temp: 11.9°C

Min Temp: 10.6°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm
 

[The PIT]

A dry mild welcome to the day after light overnight rain

Temp 9.1C, Barometer 1016mb rising slowly, Wind F1 WNW, Rainfall 1.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A mild and cloudy night with a period of light-moderate rain during the early hours. Dry and cloudy at the moment.

At 0900

Temp; 7.6c

24 hr max; 11.4c

24 hr min; 7.5c

Grass min; 6.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 4.3 mm

 Mean wind speed; 17 mph W

8 oktas St

 Vis; 15 miles

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 19th December 2023

 

Cloudy, moderate rain through last night night and through the early hours. Light to moderate rain continuing this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 12.4c

24-hour minimum 8.6c

Minimum temperature on grass 8.6c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 20.7 mph WNW

Rainfall total = 12.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Altostratus, Nimbostratus

Visibility 10 Miles

Temperature: 8.6c

Humidity 96.0%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1018.1mb falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

Mild and cloudy overnight, a little light showery rain this morning. Rain quickly cleared away late morning, staying mostly cloudy, just the odd bright spells afternoon. Another very mild day.

[johnholmes]

Cloudy, a little rain again, now up to 1.2 mm since midnight, a low of 8.9 C just now

[johnholmes]

Well the clearance came in, eventually, and unusual to see such a very straight back edge to the cloud

[Jo Farrow]

Nacreous clouds seen today around 4pm from East Lothian and Edinburgh. 

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly cloudy day with a few outbreaks of moderate drizzle and a few cloud breaks.

At 1800

Temp; 5.5c

Max today; 7.9c

Min last night; 7.5c

Grass min; 6.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.2 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs

Mean wind speed; 27 mph W

Highest gust today; 43 mph W at 1735

6 oktas Cu, St and Sc

 Vis; 35 miles

Light, drizzly showers

[hillbilly]

Mainly cloudy and dry,breezy at times,max 7 deg,min 6 deg

[matt111]

Cloudy with rain during the morning and early afternoon followed by a dry and cloudy end to the day. 

Current Temp: 4.8°C

Max Temp: 12.2°C

Min Temp: 4.7°C

Rainfall: 9.8mm
 

[The PIT]

A wet start with light rain

Temp 7.7C, low 7.4C, Barometer 1014mb steady, Wind F3 W, Rainfall 0.4mm

[johnholmes]

Dry with variable amounts of cloud, mostly CuSc, mild again with a low of 8.1 C, currently up to 9.3 C, the radar shows ppn upwind of us, perhaps some light rain in about 1 hour?

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy night with light showers from the early hours onward after a dry evening. Dull with light rain, or moderate-heavy drizzle, showers so far this morning.

At 0900

 Temp; 6.9c

24 hr max; 7.9c

24 hr min; 4.9c

Overnight min; 5.1c

Grass min; 2.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.2 mm

 Mean wind speed; 16 mph W

8 oktas Ns and St

 Vis; 15 miles

Showers of light rain or moderate-heavy drizzle

[The PIT]

A damp morning but mild

Temp 9.6C, Barometer 1010mb falling, Wind F4 W, Rainfall 0.6mm

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 20th December 2023

 

A few cloud breaks last night soon gave way to overcast. Cloudy throughout, intermittent drizzle.

 

24-hour maximum 9.4c

24-hour minimum 4.8c

Minimum temperature on grass 2.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 18.4 mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Stratus

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: 8.3c

Humidity 90.2%

Wind Direction NW force 3

Barometer 1017.4mb falling slowly

 

Yesterday. 

 

Cloudy, moderate rain through last night night and through the early hours. Light to moderate rain continuing this morning. The rain stopped shortly after mid morning. The rest of the day mainly cloudy, a few brighter spells afternoon. Temperature slowly falling through the day, though still on the mild side.

[The PIT]

A mostly cloudy afternoon with drizzle showers. Windy at times rather mild

Max temp 9.8C, now 9.7C, Barometer 1008mb falling slowly, Wind F3 W, Rainfall 0.6mm