Friday 12th April 2013 - Weather and General Chat

[Andy Bown]

Cloudy and showery after downpours overnight.

7.6c at 07.00 which is the warmest start to the day since 8th March!!

[Polar Maritime]

A cloudy night with thick fog forming towards morning with light showers, an overnight low of 2.1c

 

Currently.

 

Thick fog

Temp 2.9c

Dp 2.4c

Win Chill 2.8c, E/N/E 2mph

 

A few snow piles and drifts remain under the walls and road sides.

[Darren Bown]

Feeling mild this morning with hazy sunshine. Feels quite muggy actually in no wind. Had a little sleet yesterday but was great to see the rain yesterday.

[johnholmes]

foggy with sky obscured after some showery rain overnight, a low of 4.9C which is the highest min since

16 March!

[Methuselah]

Cloudy with showery rain, 7C...

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy night with showers of rain and sleet from late evening into the early hours. Thick fog developed around 0400 g.m.t and has persisted since then.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 4.0c

24 hr max; 4.0c

24 hr min; 1.4c

Overnight min; 2.3c

Grass min; 2.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 6 mph N

Sky obscured by fog

Intermittent light drizzle

Ground about 2% covered with snow drifts and snow patches

[Stargazer]

Dry and feeling mild with sunny periods after overnight rain, 9.3 deg C.

 

Yesterday: Heavy rain cleared early morning.  Mainly dry thereafter with a couple of light showers and some sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Although the maximum temperature was similar to the day before the nagging easterly had gone making it feel much milder.  Maximum 12.6, minimum 5.7.  Wind light SSW.

[Cloudwatcher]

More of the same rubbish. Feeling warmer, currently 10c and dry, but as has become the norm for us, overcast and grey with no indication that we will get to see any sunshine today. Depressing.

[Polar Continental]

Friday 12th April 2013:

Cloudy overnight with a little light rain around. The morning to observation has been overcast with further intermittent light rain.

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 6.8°C

Minimum temperature overnight 5.1°C

24-hour maximum 7.0°C

24-hour minimum: 4.2°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 17.2 mph ESE

Rainfall total: 1.0.mm

Current Conditions.

8 Oktas: Stratus.

Visibility: poor < 0.5 mile, mist

Temperature: 6.8°C

Humidity: 95.5%

Dew point 6.1°C

Wind Direction: Force 2 ENE

Barometer 993.8 mb: Trend: rising slowly.

Yesterday:

Cloudy overnight with a little light patchy rain before dawn. The morning to observation has been misty, overcast with a intermittent light rain, damp underfoot. The morning and most of the afternoon remained overcast, though with only the odd spit of rain in the wind. Feeling cold in the light east wind. The early evening saw further intermittent light rain.

April 2013 so far:

Mean temperature: 3.6c (-4.1c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 10.6 on the 7th

Minimum temperature: -4.0c on the 6th

Grass Minimum: -8.7c on the 2nd

Rainfall 1.4 mm

Wettest 24 hours 0.1mm on the 2nd.

Maximum wind gust: 42.1 mph NE on the 3rd.

2013 so far:

Maximum temperature: 13.4c on the 29th January

Minimum temperature: -4.6c on the 16th Jan

Grass Minimum: -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 165.4 mm

Wettest 24 hours 14.3.mm on the 15th March.

Maximum wind gust: 43.5 mph WSW on the 30th Jan

[ARTDEMOLE]

Current data for WH1081
12 April 2013 12:36:18

Temperature (°C):
Current          10.2
Trend (per hour) +0.6
Average today    7.7
Wind chill       9.7
Heat Index       10.2
Dew Point        7.4
Rel Humidity     83%

Wind (km/h):
Current Gust     13.3 W
Average Speed    6.1 WNW

Rainfall (mm):
Current rate     0.0
Last hour        0.0
Total today      6.3
Total yesterday  1.8
Total this month 17.1
Total this year  17.1

Pressure (hPa):
Current          992.8
Trend (per hour) +1.0

 

Some ups and downs with the weather today....

[marky810]

Another dull, damp and cold day with the midday temp just 4c.

[Kent Snow]

11.1C, scattered cumulus, recent rain shower, wind from the SW, 997hPa.

[Stargazer]

Early rain soon cleared. Dry with sunny intervals in the morning, heavy showers in the afternoon. Maximum 13.2, minimum 6.8. Wind light SW.

[SteveB]

Not a bad day, with some decent sunny spells with the odd light shower.

Max Temp 11.2c

Min Temp 7.4c

Current Temp 8.0c

[TonyH]

Showers night. 

Rather cloudy with sunny intervals today, showers died out by 10am. Light to moderate NW then west breeze. Rather cool.

 

Min: 5.4c @ 0300

Max: 10.3c @ 1430

Rain yesterday: 5.6mm

Trace rain today

 

Currently: Clear, cool

Temp: 6c

RH: 80%

Pressure: 1005mbar, rising.

Edited April 12, 2013 by TonyH

[Polar Maritime]

A mainly cloudy overcast day here with thick fog not clearing until midday, showers and longer spells of rain/hail developing by the afternoon, a max temp of 9.3c.

 

Currently, cloudy with showers.

 

Temp 4.3c

Wind W/N/W 6mph

 

Snow patches/drift's/piles still remain in places.