Tag Archives: winter

It was a very mild 7.7c when I made my observations at 07:37 hours this morning.  As this reading was taken around 30 mins before daybreak it is likely to be the coolest point on the day. At midnight the … Continue reading →

It was a rainy start to the day with over 4mm of rain water accumulating by 08:00 hours.  The radar images do, however, show a slightly improving picture as the morning passes. The main body of the rain cloud system … Continue reading →

If you are planning to go out Christmas Shopping or for a walk or ride on your bike then today, weather wise, will be the far better day to do it than tomorrow. at 07:30 hours the air temperature was … Continue reading →

Today is the winter solstice which means we will see the fewest daylight hours.  The good news is that after today the daylight hours will very gradually begin to increase.  Today’s sunset will be around 15:55 hours today.  Sunrise will … Continue reading →

It was a mild but damp underfoot start to the day when I made my observation at 06:27 hours this morning.  Already around 1mm of rain had fallen in our area. A look at the rain radar images for the … Continue reading →

Yesterday saw plenty of rain fall in our area yesterday leaving many roads heavily laden with surface water.  In total around 504mm of rain has now fallen in our area this year. Today will see early rain around 06:30 – … Continue reading →

It was an extremely mild start to the day when I made my observations at 06:31 hours this morning.  The air temperature was already 9.8c!  Compared to the last two years the air temperature at the same time of the … Continue reading →

At time of my 06:27 hours observations the air pressure was rising rapidly and the air temperature was 3.5c.  Overall the signs for the day looked good. Looking at the radar images I did see a small rain cloud that … Continue reading →

It is a much brighter and calmer start to the day than the afternoon we encountered yesterday! If you are planning a shopping expedition or simply a walk in the park then, whilst it may be a bit wet underfoot, … Continue reading →

It was a cold start to the day with the air temperature -0.2c at 06:45 hours this morning.  The overnight minimum air temperature was around -1c at 00:22 hours (actual measurement -0.8c). It will remain a cool day with the … Continue reading →

It was a cool start to the day with the air temperature only 1.1c at 06:50 hours. This cool weather is going to be the theme for the next couple of days as the wind will be deriving from the … Continue reading →

It is another relatively mild start to the day.  The air temperature at 06:23 hours was 4.7c.  In contrast, at the same time last year, the thermometer was reading a chilly -3.4c whilst in 2016 the reading was 1.1c. Today … Continue reading →

The air temperature was only 3.2c when I made my observations at 06:24 hours this morning.  Earlier in the day (at 04:45 hours) the overnight minimum air temperature reached a low of 2.4c.   A hat and gloves will be required … Continue reading →

At the time of my observations (approximately 06:32 hours) some early light rain had fallen.  The radar images were also showing that another small cluster of rain cloud was due to pass through our area around 07:15 hours this morning … Continue reading →