Daily weather observations - January 15th to January 21st

[The PIT]

Drry long sunny spells

Max temp 1.4C, now -2.2C, Barometer 993mb rising slowly, Wind F1 NW, Rainfall Nil

[Terminal Moraine]

The sun eventually got above the bank of cloud to the south at 1015 and from then on it was a dry, cold and sunny day.

At 1800

 Temp; -4.1c

Max today; -1.1c

Min last night; -2/5c

Grass min; -5.8c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 3.9 hrs

Mean wind speed; 8 mph NW

Highest gust today; 18 mph N/NW at 1245

0 oktas cloud

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[hillbilly]

A cold ,dry day with sunny spells,max 1 deg,min -3 deg

[matt111]

Cloudy and dry all day

Current Temp: -1.2°C

Max Temp: 3.8°C

Min Temp: -1.2°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm
 

[The PIT]

A dry clear frosty start

Temp -3.2C, low 3.7C, Barometer 1000mb rising, Wind F1 NNW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

At dawn, clear sky other than shallow cu on eastern horizon, white frost with a low of -6.3 C, the lowest for at least 3 years, not yet had chance to check how far back.

Found it=Feb 11 th 2012 with -8.4 C

Edited January 18 by johnholmes

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, clear and cold night. The min' of -6.1c was the lowest in January since 2009. A clear and sunny start to the day.

At 0900

 Temp; -3.7c

24 hr max; -1.1c

24 hr min; -6.1c

Grass min; -10.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 13 mph W/NW

1 okta Cb ( on the north east horizon )

 Vis' more than 50 miles

[Summer Sun]

Not quite as cold this morning as yesterday, with it currently at -1.7c with unbroken sunshine.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 18th January 2024

 

Clear and very cold overnight, widespread severe frost. Sunny and frosty this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 0.9c

24-hour minimum -8.8c

Minimum temperature on grass -12.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 8.5 mph ENE

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

0 Oktas Clear.

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: -6.5c

Humidity 73.4%

Wind Direction S force 2

Barometer 1005.7mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Variable cloud overnight, frost. A good deal of high and medium level cloud, bright spells this morning. Cloud moving away after mid morning allowing a sunny though cold day, frost persisting. 

[johnholmes]

Very unusual occurrence waiting for a bus around 10 am this morning. Complete blue sky, not a cloud in sight, and a couple of dozen snowflakes floating down. Made me think back to the first couple years in the Met Office at RAF Worksop, that happened, rain not snow, in brisk westerlies as shower clouds cleared but the ppn appeared to fall from a blue sky

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, sunny and almost cloudless day.

At 1800

 Temp; -1.9c

Max today; 0.4c

Min last night; -6.1c

Grass min; -10.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 5.2 hrs

Mean wind speed; 13 mph W/NW

Highest gust today; 28 mph W/NW at 1546

0 oktas cloud

 Vis; 45 miles

[matt111]

Sunny and cold all day

Current Temp: -3.7°C

Max Temp: 4.0°C

Min Temp: -4.7°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm
 

[The PIT]

Less cold dry with some cloud

Temp 0.4C, low -0.3C, Barometer 1016mb rising slowly, Wind F2 SSE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Clear sky, dry and a low since midnight of -2.9 C so 5 air frosts on the trot

[Polar Continental]

Friday 19th January 2024

 

Mainly clear overnight, widespread moderate to severe frost. Sunny this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 2.8c

24-hour minimum -6.5c

Minimum temperature on grass -9.9c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 9.7 mph NW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

2 Oktas Altocumulus, Cirrus.

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: -2.5c

Humidity 80.8%

Wind Direction W force 2

Barometer 1019.1mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear and very cold overnight, widespread severe frost. Sunny and frosty this morning. Staying frosty despite unbroken bright sunshine.

[Terminal Moraine]

Another clear and cold night but less cold than the previous one. A dry and sunny start to the  day but with more high cloud than yesterday.

At 0900

 Temp; -0.8c

24 hr max; 0.4c

24 hr min; -3.8c

Overnight min; -2.1c

Grass min; -6.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph W

2 oktas Ci and Cc

 Vis; 50 miles

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny intervals and large patches of high cloud.

At 1800

 Temp; 1.0c

Max today; 3.2c

Min last night; -2.1c

Grass min; -6.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 2.6 hrs

Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW

Highest gust today; 30 mph at 0752 and 0919

7 oktas Ci and Cs

 Vis' 45 miles

[matt111]

Sunny with blue skies all day.  

Current Temp: 5.6°C

Max Temp: 6.8°C

Min Temp: -3.7°C

Rainfall: 0.0mm
 

[hillbilly]

A few flurries of snow to start leaving a cold dry day with some sunny spells,max 3 deg,min -3 deg

[The PIT]

A dry fairly cloudy start after a breezy night

Temp 2.9C, low 2.6C, Barometer1017mb falling slowly, Wind F3 SSW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and I think mostly cloudy, min temperature=2.1 C now up to 3.4 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with extensive high cloud which has thickened enough to bring intermittent light sleet since 0845.

At 0900

 Temp; 2.1c

24 hr max; 3.2c

24 hr min; -0.8c

Overnight min; -0.2c

Grass min; -2.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Traced

 Mean wind speed; 30 mph SW

8 oktas As

 Vis; more than 50 miles

Intermittent light sleet

[Polar Continental]

Saturday 20th January 2024

 

Turning mostly cloudy with an increasing SW wind overnight, staying dry. Dry and cloudy this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 4.7c

24-hour minimum -2.5c

Minimum temperature on grass -3.4c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 9.6 mph WNW

Rainfall total = 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Altostratus.

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: 4.5c

Humidity 85.3%

Wind Direction WW force 4-5

Barometer 1019.2mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Mainly clear overnight, widespread moderate to severe frost. Sunny this morning. Sunny spells, hazy at times through the day, dry, a little less cold than of late.

[Summer Sun]

Less cold this morning with the change to a south westerly airflow well underway, bringing a return to cloudy conditions.

Temp 5.2c

[The PIT]

A few spots of rain mostly cloudy less cold breezy

Temp 5.3C, Barometer 1015mb falling slowly, Wind F4 SSW, Rainfall Trace