Thursday 26th April - Weather And General Chat

[Dorsetbred]

Mornin' All, currently:

Temp 8.7°C

DP 7.0°C

Rh 89%

Wind 8.4kts SSW

Rainfall 7.6mm

986.9mb RISING SLOWLY

Conditions: Wet & raining

Edited April 26, 2012 by Dorsetbred

[The PIT]

A very mild start 7.3c with patchy cloud

wind f2

rainfall since midnight 1.4 mm

[sunsetter]

Unsettled with 3.1mm rain since midnight. Dry at the moment with a light wind,mild

temp 9.0°C

pressure 987.5mb

humidity 86%

dewpoint 6.8°C

wind 5.8mph NW

gust 10.9mph WNW

rain 24 hrs 9.3mm

rain yesterday 18.6mm

cloudbase 967ft

[Coast]

10.9°C

989.4 mb rising 1.4 mb/hr

Wind 10.1 mph gusting 21.1 mph max S/SW

DP 8.2 °C

Humidity 83%

5.0mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 144ft

Grey and blustery, more roan in Benny Hill yesterday then back home by the looks of things.

[Snowangel-MK]

Temperature 10 °C

Windchill 9 °C

Dew Point 9 °C

Wind

Speed / Dir 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s from SSW

Wind Gust 19.3 km/h

Conditions

Pressure 988 hPa

Clouds Few 396 m

Moisture

Humidity 94%

Rainfall 1 mm

Blue sky and sunshine - to dry up all the rain !

[Polar Maritime]

A dull overcast morning, with heavy showers and feeling cool. A low of 4.9c last night.

Temp 6.3c

Dew Point 2.7c

Wind Chill 3.7c

Humidity 79%

Borometer 986mb

Wind S/W 8mph

Rain 4.8mm since midnight

147mm of rain so far this month.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Polar Maritime

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy night with further light-moderate showers and intermittent hill fog.

Currently cloudy but dry with a shower in the last hour. Yesterday was the wettest April day on record here (35 years ), just beating the 2nd in 1989 by 0.2 mm.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp', 7.3c

24 hr max', 7.7c

24 hr min', 2.9c

Overnight min', 6.2c

Grass min', 6.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t. 31.2 mm

Mean wind speed, 16 mph S/SW

8 oktas St

Vis', 1 km.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 26th April 2012:

Light rain died out after midnight. Remaining cloudy and damp. The morning to observation has been rather cloudy with a few brighter and sunny spells developing during the past hour.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 11.3°C

Minimum temperature overnight: 8.1°C

24-hour maximum = 11.6°C

24-hour minimum: 6.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 8.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 41.3 mph ESE

Rainfall total: 9.1 mm

Current Conditions:

6 Oktas: Cumulus mediocris / congestus.

Visibility: about 10 miles.

Temperature: 11.6°C

Wind chill 11.6°C .

Humidity: 73.5%

Dew point 7.0°C

Wind Direction: Force 4-5 SE

Barometer 990 mb rising.

Yesterday:

Variable cloud through the night with light rain. The south east breeze picked up to 3-4. The day dawned cloudy with a few spots of rain. The rain became moderate and continuous by 06:30 GMT. At observation, continuous moderate rain, feeling cold and raw in the strong east wind gusting to 37 mph. Moderate rain, heavy at times continued through till mid afternoon accompanied by a strong at times gale easterly wind, top wind speed 41.3 mph. Feeling cold and raw in the rain. There was a brief brighter interlude around 14:30 GMT and the temperature reached 11.5c after sitting around 6c in the rain. The evening saw further light rain.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Polar Continental

[Andy Bown]

A proper old fashioned blustery British sunshine and showers day!

Sun shining now after the latest shower, 10.1c, 87% humidity.

[Methuselah]

Lots of heavy showers on a west wind, 10C...

[Kent Snow]

14.3C, few cumulus, sunny, wind from the S, 999hPa.

[The PIT]

One or two heavy showers light winds and average temps. Could well make a new record today for the wettest April I've ever recorded.

[sunny scunny]

Cloudy for much of the day with the odd heavy shower around.Temp is 13c.

[Terminal Moraine]

Early morning showers cleared by 0830 g.m.t to leave the rest of the morning dry and cloudy. The cloud broke at times during the afternoon to allow a few brief sunny intervals but there were also a few short heavy showers. The warmest day of the month so far.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp', 8.5c

Max' today, 12.2c

Min' last night, 6.2c

Grass min', 6.4c

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t, 3.9 mm

Sunshine today, 0.29 hrs.

Mean wind speed, 7 mph SW/W.

Highest gust today, 35 mph SW at 1320 g.m.t

7 oktas Cu, Cb and St fractus

Shower in last half hour

Vis', 9 km.

[The PIT]

Chucking it down here 99% sure we have a new April record.

Temp 8.1c

wind f2 N

rainfall today from midnight 14.8 mm Most of that this evening.

[Stargazer]

Blustery with heavy showers most of the day and only fleeting glimpses of the sun. Maximum 13.3, minimum 5.7. Wind fresh SW.

[TonyH]

Mostly cloudy today with some mainly light showers. A few brief sunny intervals. Moderate S/SW breeze veered NW this evening.

Min: 5.8c @ midnight

Max: 13.3c @ midday

Rain yesterday: 3.7mm

Rain since 10am today: 2mm approx

Currently: Clear intervals.

Temp: 8c

RH: 92%

Pressure: 1001mbar, rising.

Edited April 26, 2012 by TonyH

[Aaron]

Well, this April is already the second wettest here, it could beat April 2008 which had 104mm, but we'll see.

6.7C and raining heavly

Edited April 26, 2012 by Aaron