Tuesday 12th March weather observations

[Summer Sun]

Increasingly windy once again with heavy rain spreading in from the west 

Temp 5.3c

[The PIT]

A mild breezy welcome to the new day. Some light drizzle.

Temp 7.3C, low 5.6C, Barometer 999mb falling, Wind F5 SW, Rainfall 0.2mm from midnight

[SteveB]

Dry windy start

Temp 9.7c

[johnholmes]

Cloudy, dry and breezy after slight rain earlier, a low of 6.3 C but up to 9.4 C now

[Summer Sun]

Cloudy and fairly clam for now ahead of the storm later some patchy light rain now and then but mostly dry after heavy rain overnight

Temp 6.6c

[Terminal Moraine]

Rain arrived from the west yesterday evening and continued, intermittently, for the rest of the night. The rain became heavy earlier this morning and has turned to sleet since 0850.

At 0900

Temp; 3.1c

24 hr max; 7.5c

24 hr min; 3.0c

Grass min; 2.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 14.5 mm

Mean wind speed; 18 mph W

8 oktas Ns

Vis; 12 km

Snowdrifts remaining but 99% of the snow has thawed.

Continuous heavy sleet

[WhiteFox]

Days like today are what really drives my interest in the weather! Just look at that perfect squall line that has formed ahead of the cold front:

Anyway, dull and drizzly here with winds gusting to 25mph from SW. Pressure 998.2 falling.

Temperature 9.6, DP 7

Rainfall since midnight 1.4mm.

 

 

Edited March 12, 2019 by WhiteFox
Typo

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 12th March 2019

 

Cloudy overnight, turning increasingly windy. Overcast this morning, light rai setting in just before the observation.

 

 

Maximum temperature to 18:00 GMT yesterday 10.7c.

Minimum temperature overnight 6.7c

24-hour maximum 10.7c

24-hour minimum 4.0c

Minimum temperature on grass 0.6c.

Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 28.8 mph W

Rainfall total: 0.2mm

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

 

8 Oktas  Nimbostratus.

Visibility 6 miles.

Temperature: 10.0c

Humidity: 88.3%

Dew point 8.2c

Wind Direction: S Force 5-6

Barometer 995.9mb Trend falling.

 

Yesterday.

 

Variable cloud overnight. Windy. Sunny spells so far this morning, feeling cold in the fresh to strong NW wind. Sunny spells through the morning and in to the afternoon. From mid afternoon high and medium level cloud increased to mainly overcast by early evening.

[The PIT]

Some heavy rain this morning as it cleared the wind disappeared. Now sunny with a gentle breeze.

Max temp 8.3C, now 6.1C, Barometer 995mb falling, Wind F3 WSW, Rainfall 8.2mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy sleet at first this morning turned to wet snow and gave a thin, slushy covering for a short time during mid morning with the temperature falling to 1.1c.. The snow reverted to light rain by late morning and eventually cleared around 1330. The rest of the afternoon was dry with clearing cloud and a few sunny intervals.

At 1800

Temp; 3.4c

Max today; 4.1c

Min last night; 3.1c

Grass min; 2.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 5.3 mm

Sunshine today; 0.25 hrs

Mean wind speed; 24 mph SW/W

Highest gust today; 49 mph SW at 0349

6 oktas Cu and Cu fractus

Vis; 80 km.

[hillbilly]

Rain overnight and much of the morning,heavy at times with strong winds,drier with sunny spells later,max 8 deg,min 4 deg

[Stargazer]

Overcast and windy with patchy light rain becoming heavier and more persistent. The rain cleared early afternoon to leave sunny spells and showers along with a marked drop in temperature. Maximum 9.5 (around midday), minimum 3.7 (early afternoon). Wind fresh NW.

[Summer Sun]

Dry and sunny with a strong north-westerly wind continuing gusts currently into the mid to upper 40s mph

Temp 8.6c

[The PIT]

A windy day but not a stormy one. Plenty of showers with average temperatures.

Max temp 8.5C, now 7.1C, Barometer 1008mb rising, Wind F4 WNW, Rainfall since midnight 9.2mm