Thursday 5th December General Weather Chat

[The PIT]

A mild breezy start to the day but quieter than expected.

Temp 4.8C

Barometer 1017mb Falling

Wind F4 SSW

Rainfall Nil

[SteveB]

Dry windy start

 

Temp 8.7c

[knocker]

Going from memory the position of the low is similar to 1953 that caused so much loss of life with the storm surge down the North sea. There are concerns again about the surge and spring tides although thankfully no danger of a repeat. Coastal flooding still a distinct possibilty.

[GulberwickWeather]

A wild night especially during the early hours as the centre of the depression tracked across Shetland. A fairly violent thunderstorm a strong squalls with a top gust of 63mph

 

Temp: 1.8C

Dew: 1C

Wind Chill: -4.5C

Wind: N @ 30 kts

Max gust: SSW @ 55 kts @ 0439 (=63mph)

Pressure: 975hPa (falling rapidly)

Humidity: 94%

Rainfall today: 16.2mm

[johnholmes]

looks mostly cloudy out there, a low of 4.4C, dry with a W'ly breeze just starting to pick up

[Coast]

6.1°C

1022.8 Pa falling 1.2 Pa/hr

Wind 8.7 mph gusting 13.8 mph max S

DP 3.2°C

Humidity 82%

No rain last 24 hours

Cloud base 1172 ft

 

Bright and clear

[Kent Snow]

1.8C, few cumulus, wind from the SW, 1025hPa.

A nice frost to scrape off the car this morning at 0430.

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 05th December 2013:

 

Clear spells overnight though no ground frost, a continued force 3 westerly wind prevented the grass temperature falling lower than 0.0c.  Cloud and wind increasing through the early hours from the south-west. At observation, dry and very windy, the westerly wind gusting past gale force.

 

Readings at 09:00 GMT:

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday: 8.0°C

Minimum temperature overnight 2.0°C

24-hour maximum 8.0°C

24-hour minimum: 2.0°C

Minimum temperature on grass: 0.0°C

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 19.9 mph W

Rainfall total: 0.0mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

7 Oktas Altostratus, Stratus fractus, Cirrostratus.

Visibility: good about 10 miles.

Temperature: 6.6°C

Humidity: 76.4%

Dew point 2.7°C

 

Wind Direction: Force 7 W

Barometer 1015.6mb: Trend: falling.

 

Yesterday:

 

Apart from the odd cloud break last evening, allowing a slight ground frost, another dry and cloudy mild night. At observation, dry, cloud thinning, bright spells. Dry with sunny spells today, feeling chilly in the moderate to fresh westerly wind.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry night with long clear periods and a ground frost. Cloud gradually increased and thickened during the early hours and the wind began to increase, the first gale force gusts recorded by 0540.

Currently it's cloudy with intermittent light-moderate rain and a W wind averaging very close to gale force.

 

At 0900;

Temp; 5.1c

24 hr max; 5.4c

24 hr min; 0.6c

Grass min; -2.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.4 mm

Mean wind speed; 38 mph W, gusting to 64 mph

8 oktas As and Ac

Vis; 55 km

[SW Saltire]

Currently snowing in the strong breeze. Although, doesn't feel that cold. 3c and falling. Violent night with a reported gust of 106mph in stirlingshire so here in stirling it must have been in the mid 90s. Very festive

[Rainy]

SW Bowland.  Clearance come through now.  Pressure riisng.  Wind still wild.

 

Fantastic high tide scenes on the WirralCam.  Specially at Fort Perch Rock.

http://www.wirralcam.org/mersey.shtml

[CongletonHeat]

Very strong winds, driving rain and now a power cut.

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Currently 8.1c here, lowest I monitored last night was 1.7c, but it surely dropped after I fell asleep, about 12:30am.

 

Pressure: 1008.6hPa and dropping

 

Breezy outside with a few strong gusts, have a fence panel blown down here, patchy cloud with blue skies, some darker here and there

[The PIT]

A mild but very windy day with a short period of heavier rain around lunch time

Max temp 8.6C now 7.3C

Barometer 1012mb rising

Wind F7 WNW

Rainfall 3.8mm

[johnholmes]

By many standards not that windy here; but the highest wind speed I've recorded since having a Davis in 2005/6, max 45mph with the airport showing 62mph around the same time. The wind speed never fell below 30mph from 0900-1500 inclusive, unheard of in my back garden.Lived here 24 years and have never known the buses out of Donaster have to divert due to fallen trees, not one this afternoon but 3 times. One can only hope that no more lives are lost and that the predicted storm surge for eastern parts turns out OTT, sadly I suspect not so let us hope everyone is safe even if they are flooded out.

[matty40s]

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3382

 

Roker beach promenade completely underwater now, not high tide yet.

[Stargazer]

Clear overnight leading to an unexpectedly sharp frost.  Dry and bright in the morning with cloud thickening and becoming increasingly windy.  Overcast and windy in the afternoon with a short spell of moderate rain around 4pm.  Maximum 10.2, minimum -1.9.  Wind fresh W.

[The PIT]

A mild but very windy day now moderating but still breezy. Max gust 74mph and 10 gusts up to 60 mph or more. Winds dropped rapidly after two o'clock. Rain during the morning heavier around lunch time. Now light rain showers effecting the area. Temps dropping slowly held up the breeze.

Max temp 8.6C now 3.3C

Barometer 1018mb rising

Wind F4 W

Rainfall 4.2mm

[SteveB]

Dry breezy day

 

Temp 8.6c

Max Temp 11.8c

Min Temp 2.8c

Edited December 5, 2013 by SteveB

[Polar Maritime]

A stormy period around midday with gust's reaching 87mph mph at my location. lot's of trees and branches down with some minor roads blocked, this soon blew through leaving a blustery evening with clear intervals.

 

Currently; Snow showers and blustery.

 

Temp 1.9c

Dp 0.4c

Wind Chill -3.6c

Wind N/W

Gusting 41mph

Rain since midnight 5.3mm

Edited December 5, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[Terminal Moraine]

A severe W gale from late morning until around 1400 caused some damage to trees locally, and to my ( large ) fence and pergola which was completely wrecked when I arrived home for lunch.

The wind moderated considerably after 1500 and the short spell of heavy rain around luchitime was followed by a few sleet and snow showers later this afternoon.

Today's gale wasn't quite up to the ferocity of the Burns Day storm or the one in early January 1976 but it was in the top 20 I've recorded since moving here in 1977.

 

At 1800;

Temp; 2.6c

Max' today; 7.5c

Min' last night; 0.6c

Grass min; -2.0c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 4.1 mm

Sunshine today; 0.75 hrs

Mean wind speed; 19 mph W/NW

Mean speed reached between 48 and 55 mph from 1230-1400 ( 3 minute averages )

Highest gust today; 87 mph W at 1254

7 oktas Cu and Sc

Vis; 65 km.

[TonyH]

Clerar and frosty early last night, clouded over and mild 7c by dawn.

Cloudy with a fresh to strong SW then west to NW wind today. Quite mild to early afternoon but cooled down with the cold fronts bringing blustery rain at times 1330 to 1630. Clear spells since 1700.

 

Min -2.2c @ 0100

Max 9.7c @ 1330

Rain yesterday Trace

Rain since 10am today: 2.5mm

Est sun Nil

Max wind West 38mph @ 1250

 

Currently Clear intervals, breezy

6c/ 77%/ 1025mbar rising slowly

 

 

[GulberwickWeather]

A day of severe gales and heavy snow showers.

 

Temp: 0.6C

Dew: -2.5C

Wind Chill: -7.7C

Todays max: 5.9C @ 0419

Wind: NW @ 19 kts

Max gust last hr: NNW @ 44 Kts

Max gust today: SSW @ 55 kts @ 0439

Pressure: 1001.4hPa (rising)

Humidity: 80%

Rainfall today: 17mm

[hillbilly]

A bit of a shock after coming back from Australia yesterday,from 35deg to 5 deg,severely strong winds,like I havnt seen for many years.Drove back from tutbury today [back at work]come back roads through ashbourne,Glossop,holme moss,had to help move a tree,saw a wagon with wheels off the ground and another on its side,a heavy hail storm when I got back..an interesting day!