Friday 8th December Weather Observations

[Summer Sun]

Dry and windy

Temp 2.8c

[SteveB]

Dry windy start

Temp 3.7c

[johnholmes]

Dry, no cloud with a ground frost, low of 1.7 C

[Turnedoutniceagain]

2c in Warwickshire

1c in Redditch with sleet

[Katrine Basso]

Earlier in the morning the sky had little cloud cover but now it is mostly covered in a pale grey clouds.  Details came from the Thurrock weather website. The temperature is 3.1 °C , the apparent temperature is 2.0 °C , the dew point is high at 1.5 °C  (other websites have it lower at -1° down to -3° ) .  The humidity is at 89% .  The wind speed and direction is  3.5 mph NW and the wind speed (gusts)  8.7 mph.  Barometer is rising at 1018.0 mb  and the Altimeter pressure is at 1018.3 mb.

[Polar Continental]

Friday 08th December 2017

 

A windy and cloudy night with sleet and snow showers through the early hours and a few light snow showers this morning leaving a sprinkling. Icy underfoot.

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 8.4∞C.

Minimum temperature overnight 0.1∞C

24-hour maximum 8.4∞C

24-hour minimum 0.1∞C

Minimum temperature on grass: -2.5c

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 27.4 mph WSW

Rainfall total: 3.7mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

3 Oktas Stratus fractus, Altocumulus, Cirrus.

Visibility >10 miles

Temperature: 0.6∞C

Humidity: 94.1%

Dew point -0.2∞C

Wind Direction: WNW force 4-5

Barometer 1014.0mb: Trend: rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

A mild and cloudy night, some light rain and drizzle, windy. A spell of moderate rain around the observation accompanied by a sharp fall in temperature. Feeling cooler for the rest of the day, sunny spells, windy.

[Terminal Moraine]

A cold night with moderate-heavy snow showers during the late evening and for a short time after midnight; mainly dry and clear since 0200, bar the occasional light snow shower. Dry and sunny at the moment with a persistent bank of Cu to the south west.

At 0900

Temp; -0.8c

24 hr max; 7.0c

24 hr min; -1.2c

Grass min; -1.4c ( thermometer buried )

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900 9.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 19 mph NW

2 oktas Cu congestus and Cu fractus

Vis; 30 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 6.8cm. 100% cover. Some drifting in exposed areas

Edited December 8, 2017 by Terminal Moraine
Added melted snow stat'

[Polar Maritime]

Cold morning with snow showers overnight leaving around an inch. Crystal clear blue sky's currently with temp hovering around freezing. 100% snow cover with the lanes covered to.

[DTHFCJ]

Cold,bright early snow shower now partly cloudy and dry,breezy.

[Shanice]

Pollard's Hill, Surrey

Recordings Taken At 4pm:

It's been the coldest day here since 11th February, full report and stats coming up at the usual time after Midnight.

Current Conditions: Partly Cloudy

Current Temp: 2.9°C

Current Barometer Reading: 1017mb (Rising)

Humidity: 41%

[Stargazer]

Mainly dry and sunny with a light shower containing just a hint of sleety stuff in the air mid-morning. Feeling very cold in the wind. Maximum 4.4, minimum 1.5. Wind moderate NW.

[SteveB]

Dry sunny day, feeling chilly in the wind

Temp 3.7c

Max Temp 5.4c

Min Temp 3.0c

[The PIT]

Some early Snow giving a slight covering then dry with long sunny spells. Very cold

Max temp 2.2C now 0.6C low 0.2C, Barometer 1013mb rising, Wind F4 WNW, Rainfall Trace

[crimsone]

6pm. Coventry.

Snow. We had some. Dusting on the pavements, and where the traffic doesn't run on the roads.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry morning and early afternoon with sunny periods followed by a shower of snow grains, snow pellets, then snow, mid afternoon which gave another 1.5cm. After the shower it became dry and clear.

At 1800

Temp; -1.2c

Max today; 0.6c

Min last night; -1.2c

Grass min; -1.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.3 mm

Sunshine today; 3.74 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph NW

Highest gust today; 49 mph NW at 0532

1 okta Cu

Vis; 65 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 8.0cm. 100% cover

[Shanice]

Daily Report At Pollard's Hill, Surrey

A spectacular change to colder conditions today, Yesterday saw 12.4°C as the maximum and today 4.7°C as the weather turned much colder from the north, it was a dry bright day with variable amounts of cloud.

Past 24 Hours Recordings: Friday 8th December 2017:

Max Temp: 4.7°C

Min Temp: 0.3°C

Rainfall: Nil

December 2017 Stats:

Temperature:

Max Temp Avg: 8.85°C

Min Temp Avg: 4.58°C

Mean Temp Avg: 6.71°C

Highest Daytime Max Temp: 12.4°C on the 7th

Lowest Daytime Max Temp: 4.7°C on the 8th

Highest Night Min Temp: 8.4°C on the 6th

Lowest Night Min Temp: 0.3°C on the 8th

Rainfall:

Highest 24 Hours Rainfall: 2.7mm on the 7th

Total December Rainfall: 3.6mm

Pressure:

Barometer High 1035mb on the 4th

Barometer Low: 1013mb on the 7th

Yearly 2017 Stats:

Temperature:

Highest Daytime Max Temp: 33.0°C on 21st June

Lowest Daytime Max Temp: 0.8°C on 26th January

Highest Night Min Temp: 18.7°C on 19th June

Lowest Night Min Temp: -3.6°C on 23rd January

Rainfall:

Highest 24 Hours Rainfall: 36.9mm on 9th August

Total Year Rainfall: 510.8mm

Driest Month: 2.1mm...April

Wettest Month: 93.2mm...July

Pressure:

Barometer High: 1038mb on 17th January

Barometer Low: 985mb on 27th February

[BleakMidwinter]

As nobody from Shropshire has posted: sorry, no tech details but just so it's on record here

Telford, TF3, 150m asl

Friday 1am light shower of snow, enough to give a dusting on wheelie-bin lids. 
Friday 9am 3-4 inches of snow, creaking when trodden on

Friday 3:30pm over 6 inches of snow

Friday night: another 1.5 inches.