Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear OS X (Eastings) 440951 OS Y (Northings) 554026 Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323) Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282) ============================== After a good run of mild days, there was a definate nip in the air today. Overnight breezy conditions reached a peak at breakfast time, before abating as the morning passed. A couple...

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Thursday 12th January 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- 0630z WNW F6-7 3000 -RADZ 6St003 8St007 08.7/08.3 1018 RMK: Wind has strengthened considerably during the past hour. The moon is visible through the cloud. -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire

Southcote - 1600Z NW F2-3 9999 1CU020 6CI280 +10.0/+4.8 1028 1SC040 also COTRA Partly cloudy to cloudy since 0900, with sunny intervals A very light shower 1300 Max today +12.8

Cloud 0 Humidity 89 Rain 3 Pressure 1017 T Min 4 T Max 10 Visibility Good Wind NW 3

The GFS isn't fit for purpose. Really, what is its value when it can do a 180 degree turn before its even started. It's a waste of the USA governments money and our time.

A well presented appraisal. Interesting snowfall figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/16518868 NSS Mid Suffolk

Hi, All, Yet another gale overnight max 10min 36KT at 03:30Z highest gust 47KT Looking like a respite from the roaring westerlies for a couple of days. They will return. Current 12th 10:20Z, Wind WNW 18KT(Bft 5), vis 10 miles, broken clouds, temp 6C dew 4C, 1021mb rising. 09Z-09Z 12th January 2012 Copley Lead Mill 218m Max 10.3C min 6.2C

12 January 2012 Wokingham 0900z 240 10/19kt 25km 1St008 7St010 +8.3/+6.6 QFF 1026.6 -0.5 in 3hr Total 7+okta RMK Dry since 15z yesterday. Overcast at first, becoming clear for a time late evening/early night, then overcast (stratus) again later. 09-09 Screen max 10.5 min 5.7 grass min 2.4 Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.5 hr AWS max 10.5 min 5.7

Evershot: 196m amsl 11/01/12 09-09z Ppn: 24hrs 0.0mm Month 33.7mm 30-day 76.2mm Temp: Max 10.0°C

120900Z 24005G12KT 9999 2St010 6Sc015 8Sc020 8.4/6.7 QFF 1026.8 (-0.4 in 3 hr)= Humidity: 89% (0% last hour) Max 09-09: 10.8 Min 09-09: 6.6 Average temperature for January: 8.6 Grass Min 18-09: 7.9 30cm Soil Temp: 7.8 Rain 09-09: 0.0 mm

Southcote - 0900Z SW F3 9999 -DZ 3ST008 8ST012 +9.1/+7.9 1026 Breaks to small amounts for a time late evening and into the early hours, otherwise cloudy. Very light drizzle at Ob time. Max (09 - 09) +10.7 Min (18 - 09) +5.8

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Monday. Issued 0455, 12/01/12 In summary, the new week will start with cold and calm conditions over the UK. It won't be long, however, before wind and rain moves in from the west, together with milder air. Analysis and evolution to T+120 via GFS The UK lies under WSW'lies, the result of a high to the south and a trough to the north. Tomorrow a...

2145 Z: 7/8 ST has lowered to the surface with VIS now 250 metres in fog. -- Andy http://www.romansleighweather.co.uk/

11/0600 Z Jan 12: WSW F2 30KM 1SC050 5.5/5.1 1034 Rmks: Min so far 5.4, grass min 2.0. -- Andy http://www.romansleighweather.co.uk/

Wednesday 11th January 2012 Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcua11m/ua11-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.18 UTC

Brussels on Wednesday 11th January 2012 Bright morning - broken cloud at all levels and intermittent sunshine. General cover of quite thin low cloud after midday but it wasn't really dull. Mild again - mostly light WSW wind (moderate in the early afternoon). Brussels Uccle 9.9°C - overnight minimum 7.9°C Brussels Airport 9.7°C - overnight minimum 8.1°C

This is rather interesting ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16439807 -- Gianna Peterhead, Scotland buchan-meteo.org.uk

All I've read in the last week or so is the cold is 10 days away, then a week later it's the same, it just goes on, be into February soon and it will still be the cold is only 10 days away:) I think we should forget those fantasy long range charts and face up to the fact it's looking like a pretty boring, mild January and February! We were lucky here, at least we had those few days in...

*European overview* 10th JANUARY 2012 Max °C Min °C Rain (mm) -2.3 -5.8 0.3 Ny Alesund(8m) -1.8 -2.4 0.2 Moscow(156m) 0.7 -4.2 0.1 Reykjavik(61m) 7.6 0.7 - Bergen(50m) -2.3 -13.4 0.2 Oslo (204m)

There's an article on the Met O website comparing this December to last. Towards the end it says: "However, the challenge of forecasting our variable weather is something the Met Office rises to every day and explains why we are regularly ranked in the top two national weather services in the world" Who is the other one? -- Phil Guildford