Thursday 10th January 2012 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A rare cold start in Jan. Frosty clear and cold

Temp 0.2C

Wind f1 SSW

Rainfall nil

[Ninman]

Misty and frosty here, 0.4c and pressure at 1010mb.

[Methuselah]

Misty with a ground frost, 1.1C...

[Coast]

4.9°C

1015.2 mb falling 0.3 mb/hr

Wind 0.0 mph gusting 3.2 mph N/NW

DP 3.9°C

Humidity 93%

0.2 mm rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 491 ft

Grey and dull

[johnholmes]

first air frost of 2013 with a low of -0.6C, cloudless and no wind

[marky810]

Mostly clear with a light North Westerly.

0.9c.

[Bottesford]

Thick fog and currently 1c (the lowest all night). Think we'll not see much sun from now on

[Terminal Moraine]

An almost cloudless night with a persistent f3 NW breeze. The first air frost of 2013 ( just ) and no sunshine as yet as a large bank of Ci and Ac has developed in the south western quadrant of the sky.

At 0900;

Temp; 0.0c

24 hr max' ;4.5c

24 hr min' ; -0.1c

Grass min' ; -2.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900, nil

Mean wind speed 9 mph NW

4 oktas Ci, Cs and Ac

Vis', 6 km.

Edited January 10, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 10th January 2013:

Freezing fog lifted in to low cloud for a time through the early hours. Fog reformed just before dawn, though with the temperature slightly above freezing by then. Low –1.3c with –5,5c on the grass. At observation, thick fog, visibility <100 Yards.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 5.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight: -1.3°C

24-hour maximum 5.5°C

24-hour minimum: -1.3°C

Minimum temperature on grass: -5.5°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 9.1 mph WNW

Rainfall total: 0.2 mm. fog precipitation.

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: thick fog.

Visibility: very poor <100 yards.

Temperature: 0.4°C

Humidity: 98.0%

Dew point 0.1°C

Wind Direction: Force NW

Barometer 1016 mb: Trend: falling slowly.

Yesterday:

Light rain cleared away after midnight followed by a clearing sky and a sharp fall in temperature. Low -0.2c with –5.3c on the grass, producing a widespread slight frost. At observation, sunny, frost. The remained fine with sunny spells, less mild than recently. The evening soon turned frosty under a clear sky. Thick freezing fog formed around 22:00 GMT.

January 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 7.1c (+3.4c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 12.5c on the 3rd

Minimum temperature: -1.3c on the 10th

Grass Minimum: -5.5c on the 10th

Rainfall 3.7 mm

Wettest 24 hours 3.5mm on the 8th

Maximum wind gust: 24.2 mph W on the 1st.

2013 so far:

[Kent Snow]

3.2C, overcast, grey, wind light, 1015hPa.

[Zenarcher]

Weather: Clear and sunny.

Wind: 18mph South East.

Temp: 6c.

[Summer Sun]

Dry and clear with a light breeze 6.0°C

Edited January 10, 2013 by Gavin.

[ARTDEMOLE]

5c.Calm.Rain.

[The PIT]

A pleasant sunny cool day with an early air frost just.

Max temp 5.2C

Wind F2 SSE

Rainfall nil

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry day with sunny periods and variable amounts of high and medium level cloud. Fog visible all day in parts of the Trent valley.

At 1800;

Temp', 1.5c

Max' today; 4.1c

Min' last night; -0.1c ( A min' today of -0.4c around 1630 )

Grass min' ; -2.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today, 2.98 hrs

Mean wind speed, 6 mph NW

Highest gust today, 16 mph NW at 0842

2 oktas Ci and distant St

Vis', 50 km.

[Stargazer]

Some mist and drizzle early morning, otherwise dry and dull. Maximum 5.2, minimum 0.0. Wind light NW.

[TonyH]

Clear and frosty last night.

Sunny to 10am, then cloudy but turned foggy 11-1230. Cloudy pm, spells of rain 1330 -1900. LIttle wind until this evening, when there has been a moderate to fresh NW breeze.

Min: -4.3c @ 0100

Max: 6.6c @ 1830

Rain yesterday: Trace

Rain since 0900: 5mm

Currently: Clear spells, breezy.

Temp: 4.8c

RH: 94%

Pressure: 1018mbar, rising slowly

And yesterday:

Edited January 10, 2013 by TonyH