Wednesday 16th October General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A cloudy but dry start to the day with temps close to normal

Temp 7.4C

Barometer 1013mb falling

Rainfall since midnight nil

[SteveB]

Cloudy wet start

 

Temp 9.4c

[Mark Neal.]

Cloudy skies currently after clear spells. Wind 3mph SE, Temp 6.9c. Rainband incoming. 

[Polar Maritime]

A cloudy night with a low of 6.7c.

Currently; Cloudy with light winds and fog above 230m.

Temp 7.3c

Wind 5mph South

Rain since midnight 0.0mm

Edited October 16, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[johnholmes]

overcast and misty (fog at the airport), a low of 6.0C, the lowest this month, just checking and it looks like the lowest since May!

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Misty morning with an overnight low of 5.4c.

 

Currently 6.8c

[johnholmes]

fog rolled in about 0800 although it is a bit thinner again now

[Kent Snow]

12.3C, overcast, light rain, wind from the S/SE, 1011hPa.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with clear intervals but cloud began to increase from the south west before dawn; thick hill fog developed by 0600 g.m.t and has persisted since. After a dry start to the day moderate-heavy rain arrived around 1015 g.m.t, accompanied by a fresh-strong SE/E wind.

Currently it's overcast and foggy with continuous moderate rain and a temp' of 7.2c.

At 0800 g.m.t;

Temp; 7.5c

24 hr max; 12.5c

24 hr min; 6.6c

Grass min; 4.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.1 mm

Mean wind speed; 14 mph SE

Sky obscured by fog

Vis; 50 mts.

[Snowbogey]

9.6c chilly wind and some heavy bursts of rain all in all pretty grim !

[GulberwickWeather]

Mainly overcast with some drizzle and isolated brighter spells.

 

Temp: 8.2C

Dew: 4.7C

Max temp: 8.4C @ 1341 UTC

Wind: ENE @ 4kts

Max gust: E @ 10kts @ 1057 UTC

Pressure: 1010.9hPa (falling)

Humidity: 79%

Rainfall last hr: nil

Rainfall today: 0.6mm

Cloud: 8 oktas

Visibility: Good

[Summer Sun]

Wet and breezy

 

10.7c

 

a high of 12.2 so far

 

once this rain clears through the milder air will be with all of England, wales and Ireland

[smithyweather]

9.5cHeavy rain.

Wet and breezy10.7ca high of 12.2 so faronce this rain clears through the milder air will be with all of England, wales and Ireland

YAY!!!!

[The PIT]

A cold day but getting warmer as I type so could end up average later on. Heavy rain midday becoming lighter as the afternoon progressed.

Max temp so far 10.9C

Barometer 999 falling

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall 9.2mm since midnight

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 16th October 2013:

 

Clear spells through to the early hours allowed the temperature to fall to 4.5c. High cloud increased as did the easterly  wind around 03:00 GMT. The day dawned partly cloudy and dry with mist over the fields. Turning overcast through the morning to observation. Rain set in around 11:00 GMT, moderate at times through in to the early afternoon. The rain became lighter around 14:00 GMT with a clearance arriving by late afternoon and early evening with a few brief sunny spells.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 12.9°C

Minimum temperature overnight 4.9°C

24-hour maximum 12.9°C

24-hour minimum: 4.9°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 1.1°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 11.0 mph WSW

Rainfall total: tr. mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas Altostratus, Stratus fractus.

Visibility: poor, around 1 mile.

Temperature: 8.7°C

Humidity: 91.7%

Dew point 7.4°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 4 SE

Barometer 1008.5mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Variable cloud overnight, drying out. The day dawned partly cloudy with fog forming, visibility quickly reducing to <100 yards. The fog cleared away before observation with a few bright and sunny spells developing. There were further bright spells, though there was a good deal of cloud for the most part with a few showers scatted around, this location only caught a few spots though.

 

October 2013 so far:

 

Mean temperature: 12.4c  (+ 2.2c) of local average)

Maximum temperature: 20.6c on the 8th

Minimum temperature: 4.2c on the 10th

Grass Minimum: 2.5c on the 10th

Rainfall 47.9 mm

Wettest 24 hours 17.4mm on the 12th.

Maximum wind gust: 26.1 mph SW on the 4th.

 

2013 so far:

 

Maximum temperature: 30.6c on the 1st August.

Minimum temperature: -5.1c on the 14th March.

Grass Minimum:  -9.8c on the 16th Jan

Rainfall 582.8mm

Wettest 24 hours 52.9.mm on the 26th July.

Maximum wind gust: .5 mph WSW on the 30th Jan

[Stargazer]

Clear spells overnight led to an unexpectedly low minimum.  Cloudy with drizzle in the morning, then a spell of moderate rain around lunchtime finally clearing by mid-afternoon.  Now breezy, clear and feeling milder  Maximum 13.2, minimum 3.6.  Wind moderate SW.

[SteveB]

Rain in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon

 

Temp 15.3c

Max Temp 16.1c

Min Temp 7.1c

[johnholmes]

well a varied sort of day, the coldest night since May, thick fog then rain until almost dusk, and the lowest daytime temperature since May, now its warming up!

[Terminal Moraine]

Moderate-heavy rain early in the afternoon became lighter by 1330 g.m.t and eventually cleared by 1530 g.m.t; the hill fog cleared around 1400 g.m.t. The cloud broke and dispersed during the early evening but not early enough to allow any sunshine.

The fresh-strong SE wind veered SW by early evening and decreased to a moderate breeze.

At 1800 g.m.t;

Temp; 10.1c

Max' today; 10.2c

Min' last night; 6.6c

Grass min; 4.0c.

Rainfall from 0800-1800 g.m.t; 11.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW

Highest gust today; 38 mph SE at 1300 g.m.t

1 okta Sc and St fractus

Vis; over 80 km.

[Summer Sun]

The milder air is getting in now here

 

9.8c at 18:02

 

10.8c and rising as of 19:52

[Mark Neal.]

A chilly start to the day, overnight low of 5.2c. Today saw a beautiful sunrise with fog on the outskirts of the city. Rain arrived mid morning, became heavier late morning before clearing away shortly after lunchtime, a sunnier afternoon breezy though. Top Temp 13.9c late in the day. Wind 15mph SW. Rainfall 8.2mm 

[TonyH]

Clear to cloud last night, quite windy (SE) by dawn.

Cloudy morning with spells of rain, very heavy 09 - 10am. Sunny 12 to 1630, then sunny intervals. Quite mild with a fresh to strong (SW pm) wind. Clear intervals this evening.

 

Min 4.2c yesterday evening

Max 15.2c @ 1430

Rain yesterday 7.4mm 

Rain since 10am today: 2.4mm

Est sun: 5 hours

Max wind: SW 31mph @ 1300

 

Currently: Clear intervals

12.8c/ 89%/ 1009mbar rising slowly