Tuesday 22nd January 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[The PIT]

A cloudy cold start with more snow falling

Temp -1.1C

wind calm

rainfall unmeasured

[Coast]

2.8°C

999.3 mb rising 0.4 mb/hr

Wind 10.2 mph gusting 14.2 mph max SE

DP 1.2°C

Humidity 90%

1.8 mm precip last 24 hours

Cloud base 609 ft

Quite bright and clear

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy night with a few light snow showers adding 0.5cm of fresh snow; however the snow cover continues to compact faster than any falls are adding to it.

The cloud cleared quite suddenly between 0700 and 0730 and it's now sunny but with patchy fog as areas of St fractus drift across the hills.

At 0900;

Temp; -3.1c

24 hr max; -1.9c

24 hr min; -3.3c

Grass ( snow ) min; -4.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.3 mm

Mean wind speed, 4 mph NE

1 okta Sc and St

Vis; 1 km

Mean depth of level snow; 20.2 cm

Edited January 22, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 22nd January 2013:

Now in to the 10^th consecutive day of snow lying, also with snow falling at some stage.

Also 3 ice days recorded so far.

Mostly cloudy overnight with a few light snow showers producing a further slight addition to the existing deep cover. The sky cleared just before dawn and the temperature quickly dipped to –4.0c in the screen and –5.8c on the snow, although thermometer was slightly buried. A moderate to severe frost. Mean snow depth 11.0cm 100%. At observation, sunny, icy.

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

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: -0.4°C

Minimum temperature overnight -4.0°C

24-hour maximum –0.4°C

24-hour minimum: -4.0°C

Minimum temperature on snow / grass: -5.8°C (grass thermometer buried in snow)

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 7.9 mph E

Rainfall total: 0.7mm

Current Conditions:

3 Oktas: Cirrostratus, Cirrus.

Visibility: poor to moderate 3 miles.

Temperature: -2.7°C

Humidity: 91.3%

Dew point –3.9°C

Wind Direction: Force 2-3 E

Barometer 1002.1 mb: Trend: rising.

Yesterday:

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%. Overcast with continuous slight or light snow. The late afternoon saw the snow die out with a few brief cloud breaks. The evening saw the cloud return, frosty.

January 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 2.8c (-0.9c) 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 27.3 mm

Wettest 24 hours 9.7mm on the 20th

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

2013 so far:

[Stargazer]

Overcast and misty, -1.2 deg C. Clear spells overnight allowed the temperature to drop to -4.3, the lowest of the season so far.

[Zenarcher]

Weather: Sunny spells.

Wind: 25mph East.

Temp: 3.5c.

[Kent Snow]

3.1C, few cumulus, altostratus, wind from the SE, 1002hPa. (Manston)

[ARTDEMOLE]

1.3ºC.ESE breese 8 mph..Snow covered ground.Cloudy skies...Indoors 20.5ºC...

[Terminal Moraine]

In contrast to the last few days it's been a dry and sunny morning; however a sheet of St has spread in from the north east in the last hour and it's now cloudy with a temp', according to the Davis on the house roof, of -1.4c.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[hillbilly]

-1 here sunny but hazy at times.just been to carlisle areas of north west preston area and carlisle snowless(seems strange)called at keswick on way back very snowy but mountains just look covered and dont seem to have deep snow in any gullies

[Stargazer]

Overcast and dry all day, with mist clearing during the morning. Some clear spells overnight led to a sharp frost in the early hours. The slow thaw continued during the daytime and roads round here are now mostly clear, but we still have about 75% snow coverage in the garden to a depth of about 3cm. Currently overcast, 1.4 deg C, wind light NE. Today's maximum 2.0, last night's minimum -4.3.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Stargazer

[sunsetter]

Steady snow has been falling and settling for around an hour now. Thought we had seen the last.... oh well!

temp 0.6°C

pressure 997.1 mb

dew point -0.2°C

wind 3.6 mph ENE

gust 10.4 mph N

cloud base 349ft

[The PIT]

Clearing skies meant the min came around 09:30 roughly around -2.3C. Davis then reckoned the temp peaked at 1.3C the warmest day since the 16th.

Clear skies gave way to cloud late afternoon preventing temperatures from dropping and allowing the slow thaw to continue.

Temp 0.6C

Wind F1 NE

Rainfall Trace as snow

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and sunny morning followed by a cloudy afternoon with St lowering onto the hills to give thick fog after about 1530.

A slow rise in temperature with the arrival of the fog and only just below 0c by early evening.

At 1800;

Temp; -0.6c

Max' today; -0.6c

Min' last night; -3.3c ( a min' of -3.4c during mid-morning despite the sunshine )

Grass ( snow ) min; -4.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800, nil

Sunshine today; 3.34 hrs

Mean wind speed, 12 mph NE/E

Highest gust today; 18 mph E at 1751

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 30 mts

Mean depth of level snow; 19.6cm

Edited January 22, 2013 by Terminal Moraine

[Kent Snow]

2.1C, overcast, wind from the E, 1004hPa.

[hillbilly]

0 deg at moment seems a long time since it was that warm

[Terminal Moraine]

Snowing steadily for the last half hour. Temp' is -0.5c.

[Polar Maritime]

Same here TM, very light snow but big flakes... Temp -0.8c Dp -0.7c

We should see some pretty low temp's thur eve (hopefully)

Edited January 22, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[TonyH]

Slight frost and some sleet and snow showers last night.

Mostly cloudy and very cold today. Sleet then moderate to heavy wet snow 1100 to early afternoon (not sure as I left to work before 1200, but daughters school was closed lunchtime). Don't think it added much if anything though just slush. Further steady thaw of lying snow. Moderate east breeze.

Min: -0.6c @ 0230

Max: 1.8c @ 1100

Rain yesterday: 1mm

Currently: Not there, but radar suggests light sleet or snow.

Temp: +0.5c

RH: 92%

Pressure: 1006mbar, rising slowly.