Thursday 19th January Weather & General Chat

[The PIT]

A very mild start 6.2c

wind f2

wsw

rainfall 0.2mm

[SteveB]

Showery cloudy windy start,

Temp 10.6c

Humidity 95%

Dewpoint 9.6c

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 7.2 °C

Windchill 7 °C

Dew Point 7 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 3.2 km/h / 0.9 m/s from WNW

Wind Gust 9.7 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 1017.8 hPa

Clouds Mostly Cloudy 91 m

Moisture

Humidity 98%

Rainfall 4 mm

Snow Depth 0 cm

[Coast]

11.1 °C

1017.6 mb falling 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 23.4 mph gusting 32.2 mph max (47.1 mph max overnight) W/SW

DP 10.4 °C

Humidity 96%

0.8 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 188 ft

Very gusty and mild this morning

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 19th January 2012:

Variable cloud overnight with a few light showers. Low 3.6c. at observation, partly cloudy and damp, mild.

Today's readings for the 24 hrs up to 09:00 GMT:

5 Oktas: Stratocumulus.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 5.6°C

Humidity: 98%

Dew point 5.4°C

Wind Direction: Force 3 WNW

Barometer 1017mb falling.

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 10.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 3.6°C

24-hour maximum = 10.9°C

24-hour minimum: 3.6°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.1°C

Rainfall total: 1.0 mm

Yesterday:

Frost lifted before midnight as cloud and a freshening south westerly wind brought milder air and a little light rain. At observation, overcast, mild and damp. (Ground still hard from frost.) The day continued mild damp and overcast with the odd spit of drizzle, only brief bright spells.

January so Far

Mean temperature: 5.4c (+ 1.7c) of the local average)

Maximum temperature: 11.8 on the 11th.

Minimum temperature: -6.2c on the 14th

Grass Minimum: -7.7c on the 14th

Rainfall = 35.8mm

Wettest 24 hours = 17.2mm on the 4th

Maximum wind gust: 48.6 mph NW on the 5th.

2012 so far

Maximum temperature: 11.8c on the 11th January.

Minimum temperature: -1.2c on the 13th January

Grass Minimum: -4.5c on the 13th Jan

Rainfall = 35.8 mm

Wettest 24 hours, 17.2mm on the 4th Jan

Maximum wind gust: 48.6mph, NW 5th Jan

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear start to last night but cloud increased later in the evening and eventually brought a few outbreaks of light rain during the early hours.

Currently dry with sunny intervals and increasingly showery looking to the west.

At 0900;

Temp', 4.5c

24 hr max', 8.9c

24 hr min', 2.2c

Grass min', -1.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900,1.1mm

Mean wind speed, 23 mph W

6 oktas Ci and Cu

Vis', 50 km.

[Methuselah]

Cloudy, wet and mild (Farnborough), about 9Cish...

[Andy Bown]

Today began with the temperature at 11.3c with wind, cloud and blustery rain/drizzle which continued until around 09.30 when

the sun began to break through and the temperature dropped to single figures.

It's been bright/sunny for 3 or so hours but is now cloudy again with showers nearby and the temperature has steadied at 9.1c.

[Liam Ellis]

Slowly getting cooler here at Cathays (near Cardiff City Centre (1 mile)), temperature now 9C after yesterday's maximum of 12.1C and the day before that minimum of 0.3C. Heavy showers coming in from the North West, with wind speed of 15mph and air pressure of 1020mb. Nearby areas reporting temperatures of (1.42pm) : Splott | 10.0 °C Caerphilly | 10.1 °C The Knap | 9.4 °C Cowbridge | 9.2 °C

[GulberwickWeather]

Chilly with some frequent and occasionally heavy snow showers. A dusting of snow at the moment.

Webcam: http://81.157.18.114:8081/

[penicuikblizz]

Heavy Snow in Edinburgh right now!! Nice!

[Stargazer]

Mild, wet start with moderate rain clearing by mid-morning. Dry thereafter with sunny intervals and feeling fresher. Current conditions: scattered cloud, 7.1 deg C, wind light W. Today's maximum 9.9, last night's minimum 8.4.

[SteveB]

Pressure 1016.6hPa

Temp 7.6c

Max Temp 10.8c

Min Temp 7.6c

Humidity 92%

Dewpoint 6.5c

Rainfall 2.0mm

Monthly Rainfall 35.7mm

[Kent Snow]

6.2C, mostly clear skies, wind from the W, 1018hPa.

[Terminal Moraine]

A few brief, light showers during the day with lengthy spells of sunshine between them. A short heavy, squally shower between 1720 and 1740 which ended with a minute or so of heavy wet snow as the temp' fell to 1.7c.

At 1800;

Temp', 2.6c

Max' today, 5.8c

Min' last night, 2.2c

Grass min', -1.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, 2.7 mm

Sunshine today, 3.59 hrs

Mean wind speed, 25 mph W

Highest gust today, 61 mph W at 1727

4 oktas Cu and distant Cb

Vis', 55 km.

[TonyH]

Very mild with spells of rain, heavy at times last night.

Cloudy am, sunny intervals afternoon, some showers pm, a little hail in one earlier this evening.

Moderate to fresh west breeze.

Min: 6.3c @ 0800

Max: 8.4c overnight (secondary peak of 8c this afternoon)

Rain yesterday: 8.9mm

Rain since 0900 today: 2mm approx

Currently: Clear intervals

Temp: 5.5c

RH: 83%

Pressure: 1021mbar, rising slowly

Edited January 19, 2012 by TonyH