Wednesday 7th April weather observations

[Summer Sun]

A dry and cold night with mostly clear skies

Temp 0.1c

[The PIT]

Dry very cold clear skies

Temp -1.0C, low -1.3C, Barometer 1019mb steady, Wind F2 NW, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Dry, frosty and cloudless with another air frost, a low of -1.2 C

[Summer Sun]

Dry and sunny with a slightly lighter north to north westerly wind than recent days

Temp 3.6c with a low overnight of -1.2c

[Terminal Moraine]

A clear and very cold night. The min' of -4.5c was equal to the lowest April min on record here on the 11th in 1978 and the grass min' of -9.2c was the lowest on record. A clear and sunny start to this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 0.3c

24 hr max; 5.5c

24 hr min; -4.5c

Grass ( snow ) min; -9.2c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.6 mm

 Mean wind speed; 11 mph NW

1 okta Sc, Ac and Ci

Vis; 65 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 1.5cm. 95% cover

[Polar Continental]

Wednesday 07th April 2021

 

Another very cold night with a moderate to severe frost. Record breaking cold here with –4.5c in the screen and -8.7c on the grass. Also a sprinkling of snow. Turning cloudy before dawn. Cloud breaking up again before mid morning allowing sunny spells, cold.

24-hour maximum 6.5c
24-hour minimum –4.5c

Minimum temperature on grass –8.7c
Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 30.0mph NNW

Rainfall total: 0.4mm
 
Conditions at 09:00 GMT
 
4 Oktas Cumulus humilis, mediocris.

Visibility >10 miles
Temperature: 2.9c
Humidity 51.9%
Wind Direction NW force 4

Barometer 1023.1mb Trend rising slowly.
 
Yesterday.

 

Clear and very cold overnight, widespread penetrating frost in a continued force 3 north wind. Sunny and cold this morning. Frequent light to moderate snow showers throughout the day. Cold despite bright sunshine at times.

[Polar Continental]

1 hour ago, Terminal Moraine said:

A clear and very cold night. The min' of -4.5c was equal to the lowest April min on record here on the 11th in 1978 and the grass min' of -9.2c was the lowest on record. A clear and sunny start to this morning.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 0.3c

24 hr max; 5.5c

24 hr min; -4.5c

Grass ( snow ) min; -9.2c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 1.6 mm

 Mean wind speed; 11 mph NW

1 okta Sc, Ac and Ci

Vis; 65 km

Mean depth of lying snow; 1.5cm. 95% cover

Record breaking cold here too TM see my report.

[The PIT]

A dry cold day with sunny spells cloudier later.

Max temp 7.2C, now 5.7C, Barometer 1020mb steady, Wind F3 NNW, Rainfall Nil

[reef]

Sunny at first after a cold night with a min of -1.1C, but turning mostly cloudy from mid-morning. Rather chilly with a max of 6.7C.

Currently 5.9C and cloudy. Still no measurable rainfall this month.

[Terminal Moraine]

A mainly sunny morning with 50% snow cover lost by about 1000 g.m.t. A sheet of Sc developed during the early afternoon and from 1400 g.m.t it was mainly cloudy.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 4.0c

Max today; 5.9c

Min last night; -4.5c

Grass ( snow ) min; -9.2c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

Sunshine today; 5.8 hrs

Mean wind speed; 15 mph NW

Highest gust today; 37 mph NW at 1315 g.m.t

7 oktas Sc

Vis; over 80 km

[hillbilly]

A keen frost leaving a cold,sunny day

[Stargazer]

Cloudy, dry and very cold for the time of year, Maximum 6.2, minimum -1.5. Wind light NW,