03/2100 Z Jan 12: WNW F4 30KM 1CU020 5.5/3.3 1011 Rmks: Max 11.4 (0917), rainfall (21-21) 29.3 mm. Cold front through at 0955 Z with max rain rate of 32 mm/hr, giving 2.2 mm in 10 minutes, and a temperature fall of 4 degrees within the next 35 minutes. -- Andy http://www.romansleighweather.co.uk/

Has anybody read an article in the Daily Express about an impending Artic freeze ?, and more to the point would admit to actually buying this ( newspaper) ? RonB

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167 http://www.climate-uk.com/page4.html --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to ---

On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:33:07 -0000, Pete C wrote: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Pete C" wrote I have a basic bit of kit but without wind and rain info. Looking to upgrade to something more sophisticated, wireless with PC software.

"The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the year's best, often producing more than 100 meteors per hour from a radiant near the North Star. In 2012 forecasters expect the shower to peak around 07:20 UT (02:20 am EST) on Wednesday, January 4. The peak is brief, typically lasting no more than an hour or so, and it does not always occur at the forecasted time, so observers are encouraged to be...

A windy(ish) sort of night with lots of drizzle but nothing that heavy rain-wise until the passage of the CF at around 10:45, even then the really heavy rain only lasted a few minutes. Maximum gust of 41 mph at 03:45, so nothing much to write home about there, but the rapid frequency of these gusts made it seem a lot windier than it really was. Rainfall since midnight amounted to all of...

Summary of timings of today's (Tuesday, 3rd January, 2012) cold front / line convection taken from newsgroup postings:- Bayston Hill, Shropshire .. 0815Z Tideswell, Derbyshire .. 0825Z West Moors, Dorset .. 1120Z Southcote, Reading, Berkshire .. 1120-25Z Marlow, Buckinghamshire .. 1130Z Wokingham, Berkshire .. 1130Z "Mid-Suffolk" .. 1145Z

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) ============================== I was surprised at how mild it felt as I left for work this morning (11.9C at 07.43GMT). The temperature has been steadily falling throughout the day and the return home felt much...

3 January 2012 Wokingham 0900z 220 21/42kt 17km -RA 7Sc015 8Sc025 +12.0/+9.5 QFF 997.3 -2.3 in 3hr RMK Heavy rain shower at 1525z, then mainly clear sky, becoming overcast late eveing with period slt/mod rain 0130 to 0500z, and int mainly slt rain since and very windy. 09-09 Screen max 12.2 min 3.6 grass min -0.1 Rain 3.7 mm Sun (00-24) 6.6 hr AWS max 12.1 min 3.5

.... (03/1120Z) cold front/intense (and intensifying) line convection just running through now ... brighter to west ... gusty wind but nothing too dramatic. Martin. -- West Moors / East Dorset Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W

Southcote - 1500Z W F4 9999 1CU018 +9.0/+6.1 1001 1SC030 and 1CI250 also 2/8 total cloud Rain ceasing 1225 and then a clearance to variable cloud and sunny periods Max today +12.6

Torrential rain began at 1150, sharp fall of temperature from balmy 11.3 to 7.0 by 1204, wind veer to WNW. Max gust in all this a modest 46mph -- George in Epping www.eppingweather.co.uk www.winter1947.co.uk CWOP at http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/C4752

Torrential rain and squall on wind veer as front passed at 1145Z. No thunder or hail noted here in Mid Suffolk. Rainfall 24 hrs to 0900 was 3.6mm. Another 7.0 mm since (up to 1300Z) One third of sky to WNW now cllear blue. EGUL American base reported Hail & Thunder EGUL 031122Z 28026G36KT 2000 R24/0400VP1500 TSRAGS BR FEW002 BKN018 OVC026 10/10 A2932 RMK AO2A PK WND 29036/1119 WSHFT 1107...

102mph recorded in Edinburgh - Central Belt in chaos

Cloud 5 Humidity 91 Rain 3.9 Pressure 961 T Min 3 T Max 8 Visibility Good Wind W 5 Breezy and damp.

Southcote - 031215Z W F4 9999 RA 3ST010 8NS030 +7.4/+6.8 999 Heavy rain on CF 1120 - 25, with vis reduced briefly to less than 1500m Gusts estimated at 45 - 50kt. Temp falling to +8.0 by 1200 Screen blown over!

I'm not sure what is happening but I looked at the Net Weather radar stated to be most recet at 0030hrs and then the Rain Today which had 0015 as the most recent. The rainfall front was considerably further East on the earlier Rainfall Today one and looked more up to date. I wonder if Netweather are putting the time of the screen change on rather than the time of the issued imagery? Dave

An historical perspective of the climate statistics for Coventry during 2011 The warmest year in over 116 years of climate records in the city, and the driest year in over 90 years Temperature With a mean annual temperature of 11.1ºC, which is 0.9ºC above the 30-

Cold front passage 1132z here at Wokingham, accompanied by torrential rain reducing visibility to 500m. Pressure has risen about 2.5 mb in 5 min. Wind gusts around 40 mph. -- Bernard Burton Wokingham Berkshire. Weather data and satellite images at:

Still around 5cm of wet snow cover and lots of standing water. 33mm last 24 hours mainly snow. Just fed the ponies and they were looking bedraggled and the hay kept blowing away as did my hat. 2 mini powercuts yesterday and lots of light flickering this morning. brian aberfeldy