Friday 28th March General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A dull damp start with light winds and near normal temps

Temp 4.4C

Barometer 1016mb rising

Wind F1 NNE

rainfall since midnight 3mm

[knocker]

Quite pleasant but chilly for the Riviera.

 

5/8 Ci

 

Temp 2,2C

 

Wind light SW

 

Pressure 1011 falling.

[johnholmes]

after a wet evening and early night it is now dry but overcast, 11.8mm in the last 24 hours here, and even sleet in some of the heavier bursts last evening, a low at my station overnight of 5.2C, no wind

[SteveB]

Light showers

 

Temp 4.2c

[Polar Continental]

Friday 28th March 2014:

 

Variable cloud overnight after yesterdays rain. The day dawned cloudy, damp underfoot. Bright with hazy sunny spells developing this morning. Feeling cold in the brisk NE wind.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 9.7°C

Minimum temperature overnight 2.1°C

24-hour maximum 9.7°C

24-hour minimum: 2.1°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -1.2°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 19.6 mph ENE

Rainfall total: 11.5mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

6 Oktas. Cirrostratus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility: poor to moderate, about 4 miles.

Temperature: 5.6°C

Humidity: 95.3%

Dew point 4.9°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 NE

Barometer 1017.0 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

 

Yesterday:

 

Mostly cloudy overnight, odd light shower. Bright spells so far this morning, feeling cold in the moderate NE wind. The morning saw a few sunny spells, showers building by late morning and in to the afternoon with soft hail and a rumble of thunder, also accompanied by rapid drops of temperature. From mid afternoon the rain with frequent soft hail became more prolonged and moderate. There was further moderate rain in to the evening, this stopping around 20:00 GMT.

 

March 2014 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 7.0c  (0.7c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 17.9c on the 9th

Minimum temperature: -2.0c on the 24th

Grass Minimum: -6.2c on the 1st

Rainfall 52.6mm

Wettest 24 hours 16.6mm on the 2nd.

Maximum wind gust: 27.0 mph SE on the 2nd.

 

2014 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 17.9c on the 9th March.

Minimum temperature: -1.8c on the 20th Jan

Grass Minimum: -7.1c on the 20th Jan

Rainfall 253.2mm

Wettest 24 hours 21.8mm on the 8th. Jan

Maximum wind gust: 46.6 mph SE on the 5th Feb.

[Terminal Moraine]

Last night began with a period of sleet and occasional ice pellets but it became dry from about 2030 and the rest of the night was mainly dry and cloudy.

Currently it's dry and cloudy but attempting to brighten up.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 4.5c

24 hr max; 7.6c

24 hr min; 1.5c

Grass min; -0.9c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 4.6 mm

Mean wind speed; 1 mph E/NE

8 oktas St

Vis; 5 km.

[knocker]

Now have 8/8 As with Sc below courtesy of a trough methinks.

 

Temp 6C with an easterly 15 mph gusting 25.

[The PIT]

A ,dry day with temperatures just above normal but mostly cloudy until mid afternoon with some brief sunny spells.

Max temp 10.5C now 8.4C

Barometer 1016mb steady

Wind F3 NE

Rainfall since midnight 3mm

[Stargazer]

Foggy start, generally cloudy most of the day with a short spell of drizzle mid-afternoon then a bright end to the day.  Maximum 13.0, minimum 3.3.  Wind light E.

[SteveB]

Cloudy showery day

 

Temp 7.5c

Max Temp 9.7c

Min Temp 3.2c

[hillbilly]

Heavy rain and hail overnight with thunder and lightening with a cloudy showery day today,max 9 deg,min 4 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and cloudy morning with a few brighter intervals. The early afternoon was also dry but from 1445 there were a few short showers of rain and hail.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 6.9c

Max' today; 9.5c

Min' last night; 1.5c

Grass min; -0.9c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 2.8 mm

Sunshine today; 0.01 hrs

Mean wind speed; 11 mph NE

Highest gust today; 34 mph NE at 1254

8 oktas St

Vis; 5 km.

[TonyH]

Clear spells and frost last night.

Rather cloudy today, some hazy sunny intervals. Heavy and prolonged showers 16 to 1700 dropped the temperature from 7c to 4c in the hour. Light to moderate NE/ variable breezes.

 

Min -0.6c @ 0340

Max 11.0c @ 1222

Rain yesterday Trace

Rain since 0900 today 4.5mm 

Est sun 0.6 hours

Max gust East 18mph @ 1216

 

Currently: Recent light shower

4.5c/ 96%/ 1014mbar steady

Edited March 28, 2014 by TonyH