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More of the same.

This morning starts off bright although when you step out you will notice that there is a  6-8 mph SW-WSW breeze blowing.  The wind chill effect from the breeze will make this morning’s temperature of around 8c, when we travel to work, feel more like 5.5c.

As the day passes we will see the thermometer rise another couple of degrees to today’s maximum of around 10c.

The breeze will remain with us throughout the day and we the average speed increase slightly to around 10 mph.  Gusts could be around 30mph.

As the morning passes we can expect to see the risk of rain increases as a band of rain cloud reaches our area from the NW.  I would expect all of our areas to see some rain during the afternoon.

Overnight the cloud will clear a little and this will allow the thermometer to drop to an overnight low of around 5c.

Summary.

Another mix of sunshine, rain and wind.

Observations made 06:30 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1010.2mb; Temperature : 7.5c; Wind :  6 mph SW; Relative humidity : 79%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.0mm; Rain this month : 12.8 mm; rain this year : 137.4 mm

Sunny start to Sunday but will it last?

At the moment a large band of rain carrying cloud is making its way across the Irish sea and has already reached parts of Scotland, Northern England and will soon be reaching Wales.  This rain cloud will continue its way into the mainland of England and will reach us late morning / early afternoon.  We can then expect some rain showers to fall during the afternoon / early evening.  Yesterday around 4mm of rain fell in our area but I do not expect today’s fall to be as substantial.

The wind will have an average speed of around 8mph with gusts of up the 20mph.  The wind will be blowing from the SW.  The pressure charts are showing less isobars formations at the moment and, therefore, the wind should abate a little by Tuesday / Wednesday.

Our top temperature today will be about average for the time of year at around 11c, however, overnight the cloud will clear towards the E and this will allow temperatures to reach a minimum of around 5c.

Summary.

A mix of sunshine, rain and wind.

Observations made 08:51 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1014.8mb; Temperature : 8.7c; Wind :  8 mph SW; Relative humidity : 87%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.0mm; Rain this month : 11.6 mm; rain this year : 136.2 mm

Cup final day weather.

Our area is still being dominated by the low pressure system that has been with us for the last couple of days.  This means that we are set to see another mix of weather including some bright spells, wind and rain.

The rain radar is showing that bands of rain cloud are heading our way from the W at the moment and will be over our area around 11:00 hours.  We can, however, expect showers at any time during the day but particularly during the afternoon.

The breeze will remain brisk with an average speed of around 10mph.  The wind will be blowing from the SW-W.  Some gusts could reach speeds of up to 30mph.

Our top temperature will be around 10-11c today and overnight the thermometer will reach a low of around 5c

If you are going out today be prepared for meting all facets of the weather.  If you want to avoid getting wet do your outside jobs first thing this morning.

Summary.

A mix of sunshine, rain and wind.

Observations made 08:42 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1007.5mb; Temperature : 8.2c; Wind : 11mph SW; Relative humidity : 81%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.0mm; Rain this month : 7.6 mm; rain this year : 132.2 mm

Low pressure dominates again today.

Today we are still in the midst of a complex low pressure system and this means that we will see the continuation of the moderate to fresh SW breeze and occasional rain showers.  The wind will be blowing at an average speed of around 10mph with gusts of around 25mph.

The radar images are showing some rain cloud heading our way this morning and will be with us between 07:00 and 10:00 hours.  I am not saying that it will rain throughout this time period only that is when the risk of rain is greater than 75%.  We can, however, say with some certainty is that we will see rain during the day.  The biggest risk of rain is later in the afternoon / early evening when a large band of rain will move across the UK.

Our top temperature will be around 13-14c and overnight the low will be around 5c.  The strong breeze today will add a wind chill effect of around 2-3c i.e. makes it feel more like a maximum of 11c.

Summary.

Some bright spells but cloud increasing bringing rain showers.

Observations made 06:29 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1004.3mb; Temperature : 8.9c; Wind ; 12mph SW; Relative humidity : 80%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.0mm; Rain this month ; 6.8mm; rain this year : 131.4mm

Hold on to your hat.

A low pressure system is developing just to the W of the UK at the moment and this will bring today’s weather.  The system is made up of a number of tightly packed pressure systems (see chart – note the ”U” shaped band of rain) and this will bring rain and increased wind speeds to our area as the day passes.

The day will start off with some brighter spells but by late morning / early afternoon we can expect to see some rain falling.  This rain will probably fall at its heaviest during mid-afternoon and eventually fade away towards the end of the day.

As the rain come so will the wind speeds increase.  The average wind speed this afternoon will be around 12-15mph with gusts around 30-35mph.  The moral of the this tale is to get your jobs outside done as early as possible this morning.  The wind will be blowing from the SW.

Our top temperature today will be around 9c and overnight the low will be around 7c.

Summary

Dry start but the wind and rain move into our area.

Observations made 06:29 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1005.7 mb; Temperature : 7.1c; Wind ;  3 mph WSW-SW; Relative humidity : 83%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0 mm; Rain this month : 1.2mm; Rain this year : 125.8mm

 

 

 

 

Summary.

 

Observations made 06:31 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1003.7mb; Temperature : 11.2c; Wind ; 2mph E; Relative humidity : 89%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.8mm; Rain this month ; 1mm; rain this year : 125.6mm

Get your hat on.

As we discussed yesterday rain has already fallen in our area overnight/ early this morning and we can expect some more, generally light, rain up to noon / early afternoon.  It will not be raining throughout this period but during this time the rain clouds are passing through our area on their journey from the SW towards the NE.

The low pressure system that is creating this change is made up of a number of isobars and this means that, a times, it could also be a little breezy at times.  Initially the wind will start off from the E but by the end of the day we can expect the wind direction to emanate from the SW.  The average wind speed today will be around 6mph with gusts up to 18mph.

As we pass from the daylight hours the cloud will thin and temperatures will reduce as a consequence.  overnight the minimum temperature will be around 7c.  The daytime high will be around 15-16c.

Looking ahead the GFS charts would suggest we will see more rain during tomorrow.

Summary.

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain clearing later.

Observations made 06:31 hours Hammerwich, Staffordshire.

Air pressure : 1003.7mb; Temperature : 11.2c; Wind ; 2mph E; Relative humidity : 89%; Rain since 00:01 hours : 0.8mm; Rain this month ; 1mm; rain this year : 125.6mm