Sunday 16th December weather observations

[Summer Sun]

Rain, sleet and a short period of snow during the evening has cleared to leave it cloudy with a strong wind and some patchy rain

Temp 4.3c and rising slowly

[The PIT]

Dry clear start with temperatures not far from normal

Temp 3.4C low 3.2C, Barometer 1002mb rising. Wind F2 Variable, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry and clear with a low of 2.6 C. 7.4 mm of rain yesterday and the temperature only reached 2.8 C by 2100 then up to 7.2 C by midnight.

[SteveB]

Dry start

Temp 4.3c

[Summer Sun]

Much calmer this morning with some sunny spells and patchy cloud

Temp 4.9c

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 16th December 2018

 

Rain cleared last evening followed by a brief rise in temperature. Clear spells later allowed the temperature to fall again allowing a touch of ground frost through the early hours. At observation, clear, ground frost.

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 1.5C.

Minimum temperature overnight 2.5c

24-hour maximum 7.6∞C

24-hour minimum 0.7C

Minimum temperature on grass -0.2c.

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 26.6 mph SE

Rainfall total: 7.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

0 Oktas Clear.

Visibility  >10 miles

Temperature: 3.0∞C

Humidity: 98.2%

Dew point 2.7∞C

Wind Direction: S Force 1-2

Barometer 1001.4mb: Trend rising.

 

Yesterday.

 

Frost overnight,  cloud increased, turning breezy. This morning so far, overcast, feeling cold in the fresh SE wind, ground frost. Rain set in by late morning, this turning moderate through the afternoon, feeling cold and raw in the fresh to strong SE wind.

[Terminal Moraine]

Yesterday's freezing rain turned to non-freezing rain by 1820 and a rise in temperature during the evening thawed all the ice. The rain cleared by late evening and the second half of the night was dry with clearing cloud, allowing a ground frost before dawn. Clear and sunny so far this morning.

At 0900

Temp; 1.8c

24 hr max; 5.3c

24 hr min; -1.5c

Grass min; -2.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 13.4 mm

Mean wind speed; 11 mph SW

1 okta Cu and St fractus

Vis; 8 km.

[Minus 10]

Overcast, wet, periods of heavy rain, cool.

[DTHFCJ]

Dry and cloudy with light winds.

[The PIT]

Long sunny spells with light south south westerly breeze cool

Temp 5.7C, Barometer 1004mb rising, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall nil

[NorthYorksWeather]

Some high cloud now moving in after a mostly sunny cool morning with a touch of ground frost.

Current Temp: 4.8c

Max Temp: 6.5c

Overnight Low: 2.2c

Wind: 7mph S

High Wind Gust: 25mph

Rainfall: 0.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and mainly sunny morning ending with a period of fog from 1145 until around 1300. The afternoon was cool and cloudy with light-moderate rain arriving by 1720.

At 1800

Temp; 3.9c

Max today; 4.3c

Min last night; 0.0c

Grass min; -2.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.4 mm

Sunshine today; 2.59 hrs

Mean wind speed; 12 mph SE

Highest gust today; 16 mph SE at 1717

8 oktas Ns

Vis; 12 km

Continuous moderate rain

[Stargazer]

Dry with sunny intervals this morning after a cold start with a slight ground frost, cloudier with a spell of rain from mid-afternoon until evening. Maximum 8.2, minimum 2.5. Wind moderate SW.

Yesterday: some sleet reported early in the morning elsewhere in Reading (a bit higher up) but we didn't see any. A cold and breezy day with rain from around 9am until after dark. Maximum 6.7 (in the evening; daytime temperatures were around 4C), minimum -1.1. Wind moderate E.