Monday 21st January 2013- Weather and General chat

[sunny scunny]

Heavy snow and a good covering, with lots more to come

[Polar Maritime]

Had moderate snow all night, with 17cm falling on old snow cover, now a depth of 37cm with snow still falling. Will have a walk over the fields later today to measure any drift's.

Current Temp -2.4c

Wind Chill -3.1c

Dew Point -2.9c

Edited January 21, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[The PIT]

Light Snow cold

Temp -0.8C

wind nne F2

Rainfall unknown still as Snow

[Andy Bown]

Cloudy, dry, calm, fresh 'icing sugar' snow dusting overnight probably from snizzle, 3+ inches still left from Friday, -0.6c .

[BARRY]

no snow at all

pressure 990 .5 rising

temp -1.1c

dew point -2.8

wind N force 4

[Coast]

-2.2°C

992.0 mb rising 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 0.0 mph gusting 6.2 mph max NW

DP -3.6°C

Humidity 90%

Approx 10 cm snow last 24 hours

Cloud base 585ft

Crunchy underfoot, still lots of lying snow

[sunny scunny]

Light snow with significant accumilations. Temp is 0c.

[Mark Neal.]

Temperature -1.9c, Weather- Light Snow ,Wind- 4mph S.

[Polar Continental]

Monday 21st January 2013:

Light to moderate snow continued overnight adding a few more cm to the existing cover. Low –1.6c. At observation, light snow. Mean snow depth 12.5cm, 100%.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 0.6°C

Minimum temperature overnight -1.6°C

24-hour maximum 0.6°C

24-hour minimum: -1.6°C

Minimum temperature on snow / grass: -1.2°C (grass thermometer buried in snow)

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 22.5 mph ENE

Rainfall total: 9.7mm

Current Conditions:

8 Oktas: Stratus.

Visibility: poor, <1 mile.

Temperature: -1.4°C

Humidity: 91.9%

Dew point –2.5°C

Wind Direction: Force 0 calm

Barometer 992 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

Yesterday:

Remaining mostly overcast overnight, preventing the temperature from falling lower than –1.4c with –3.4c on the snow. At observation overcast, icy. Temperature just hit 0.0c the highest for the 24 hour period, so just missing out on another ice day. Light snow grains adding a dusting to the existing cover. Mean snow depth, 7cm 90%. The snow became continuous through the morning, mostly light, though some moderate spells too through the afternoon, adding further accumulations of several cm.

January 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 3.0c (-0.7c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 12.5c on the 3rd

Minimum temperature: -4.6c on the 16th

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16th

Rainfall 26.6 mm

Wettest 24 hours 9.7mm on the 20th

Maximum wind gust: 25.0 mph SE on the 17th.

2013 so far:

Edited January 21, 2013 by Polar Continental

[Terminal Moraine]

Continuous light-moderate snow overnight giving 8.5cm of fresh snow.

Currently overcast with light snow and snow grains; fog above 300 mts.

At 0900;

Temp ; -2.0c

24 hr max ; -1.1c

24 hr min ; -2.5c

Grass (snow) min ; -1.6c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900 ( waiting for snow from gauge to melt )

Mean wind speed, 8 mph E

8 oktas St

Continuous light snow and snow grains

Vis' 250 mts

Mean depth of level snow 22.0 cm

[Kent Snow]

1.6C, overcast, grey, wind from the S, 997hPa. (Manston)

Edited January 21, 2013 by Kent Snow

[Terminal Moraine]

Another 1.5cm of fresh snow since 0900 although the overall depth hasn't increased by that much as the existing snow cover slowly compacts under its own weight.

Currently overcast with light snow and a temp' of -2.4c.

[Village]

_{Yes, it looks as if there is a general warming of the atmosphere across the UK. Warmer air moved north from the Benelux region last night and the north of England drew across slightly warmer air from the North Sea yesterday ahead of the snow. This slightly warmer air which has maritime roots is now spinning around the UK. So its a general environmental warming in situe.The only way we can obtain colder air is to see a new blast of easterlies or if the atmosphere dries out and clears of cloud. Look for either of these scenarious for a continued cold period. If neither come about then precipitation will continue to turn to sleet and then rain as it has done in the northwest and northern ireland at times recently.}

Edited January 21, 2013 by Village

[johnny1972]

No snow at all on east coast of NI. Green grass all around. Sleet falling and a near gale force wind. Inland and upland areas doing v well. But for me this cold spell is a major let down. Not even a frost. 2010 delivered 8 inches here. Couldn't even get 1cm this time.

[Zenarcher]

Weather: Cloudy with showers.

Wind: 22mph Gust 32mph East.

Temp: 3.5c.

[ARTDEMOLE]

1.6ºC.Calm.Had some sun earlier...A little snizzle this morning...

[hillbilly]

minus 2 dull light snow at times 6 to 8 inch of snow in total drifts in areas over the tops met office said it was going to get windy ?

[sunsetter]

Cloudy but dry with a slight thaw, although there is still a good covering of snow.

temp 0.9°C

pressure 995.1 mb

dewpoint -1.3°C

wind 1.3mph W

cloud base 915ft

visibility 6 miles

[Stargazer]

Dry and cloudy with brighter intervals around lunchtime. Remaining cold, but with a noticeable thaw in the afternoon - now down to about 3cm maximum depth and 75% coverage on grass. Currently overcast, 0.1 deg C, wind light SW. Today's maximum 2.2, last night's minimum -0.6.

[Terminal Moraine]

Overcast and cold with continuous light snow and snow grains this morning and intermittent light snow or snow grains this afternoon.

Another 1.5cm of snow since 0900 and the 6th consecutive 'ice day'

At 1800;

Temp; -2.7c

Max' today; -1.9c

Min' last night; -2.5c

Grass ( snow ) min; -1.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 7.8 mm

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.8 mm

Sunshine today, 0.00 hrs

Mean wind speed, 12 mph SE

Highest gust today 15 mph SE at 1730

8 oktas St

Vis', 1 km

Mean depth of level snow; 21.3 cm

[TonyH]

Mainly cloudy today. Slight frost last night. Few sunny intervals. Some sleet and snow showers 15 -1730. Less cold with a steady thaw of lying snow. Moderate SW breeze.

Min: -1.0c @ midnight

Max: 3.2c @ 1330

Rain yesterday: Trace

Currently: Cloudy, dry

Temp: 1c

RH: 95%

Pressure: 995mbar, rising slowly

Edited January 21, 2013 by TonyH

[reef]

After sleet overnight temperatures dropped and we had heavy snow for most of the morning before turning dry in the afternoon. It remained overcast throughout, making it the the 5th consecutive sunless day.

Max Temp: 1.5C

Min Temp: 0.1C

Mean Wind: 8mph SE

Max Gust: 22mph

Snow Depth: 6cm

Rainfall: 0.4mm plus snow to melt.

Edited January 21, 2013 by reef

[Backtrack]

4th consecutive day of snowfall, totals right now are around 4-6cm at best away from where it's been heavily walked on/melted. Quite something for around here.