Monthly Archives: July 2016

The surface air pressure at the time of observations (06;33 hours) was steady at around 1008.6mb but, as the day passes, we will see this increase slightly to around 1012mb.  This is good news as it suggests that we are set … Continue reading →

If you have some outdoor activities planned for today then let me immediately make you aware that there is a high (80% risk) of some rain showers today.  The biggest risk of rain showers is between the period from 11:00 … Continue reading →

Some light rain greeted me at the time of observation with around 0.8mm already depositing itself in the Hammerwich area during the early hours.  At the time of observations the radar images were showing that some patchy rain cloud would continue … Continue reading →

The surface air pressure starts off fairly stable at around 1020mb this morning, however, the synoptic charts are showing that a low pressure front will be reaching our area by the early hours of tomorrow. There will, therefore, be a … Continue reading →

The air pressure starts off at around 1017mb but by the end of the day it will rise to around 1020mb.  This is good news and suggests that we are in for a generally dry day. This initial assumption is … Continue reading →

There is plenty of cloud cover around first thing this morning and the radar images clearly show a band of rain cloud  moving across the UK from the W.  This system could well simply blow by (as the air pressure … Continue reading →

Today sees the first day, for many, of the school holidays and the weather will be joining in with the “celebration” by being generally warm and pleasant. This morning will see some hazy sunshine through very thin cloud.  As the … Continue reading →

Today sees the jet stream in a position slightly north of our area and this will allow some warmer air from the south to reach our patch.  The movement of the jet stream to this slightly northern position means that … Continue reading →

It was a much milder night last night and I would imagine that most people could have felt the cooler breeze appear in our area mid to late afternoon on Wednesday. Today the breeze will, once again, be bringing cooler … Continue reading →

The day starts off with plenty of sunshine and, for the greater part of the day, that is how it will continue.  We will see an increase in the cloud cover during the afternoon and this will bring a 10% … Continue reading →

Today sees the last ever Rosie’s charity walk in Aldridge and it is fitting that the sun will shine down on the event.  Fore more details follow this link. As I have already hinted today will be a warm and … Continue reading →

Today sees us with a cloudy start and it will remain cloudy or partially cloudy throughout the next 24 hours.  The jet stream is moving away from the current position of across the UK and by early next week we should … Continue reading →

Last night the air temperature dipped down to 8.1c and was our coolest night since the Spring.  The air temperature will, however, soon warm up this morning as there are a few breaks in the cloud to let some brighter spells … Continue reading →