Current Weather Conditions-February 2008

mike65

Started brightish under milky sky which is now grey.

Mike.

Mothman

An air frost beckons, temperature falling very fast, one degree past 10 minutes,
Currently 2.2C
Almost needless to say, clear and almost calm.

Wind is picking up, and this will probably stall the fall in temperature, but I think I'll record air frost before atlantic air reaches.

4.8c here under clear skies
sw at 3mph.

Mothman

Now 4.4C and rising as quick as it fell!!

Mothman

6.3C, sky still clear

Mothman

6.4C, but wind has suddenly gone calm, so I can expect the slide downwards again

Mothman

Since last report, temperature fell to 2.8C, but has risen back up to 5.9C now.
All due to Katabatic breeze, a regular occurance here and is to blame for this mad temperature fluctuations

Mothman

No air frost, min 0.6C
23 grass frosts in Feb, highest on record for any month (since Nov 99), as is the 12 air frosts

Currently 7.5C, rain just started.

mike65

Tipping down, windy, mild.

Mike.

Snowbie

Back to normal today.Wind and rain all morning with some beefy gusts.

Paddy.1

Overcast and windy. Not raining but everywhere is wet. Run of the mill sort of day. 10.8c and pressure 999.5 mb falling quickly.

Mothman

12.5C and rising.
Rain has cleared, but getting windier. Gale gusts now (Gusts 39mph+), 10 min mean 24mph

4.1mm rain today, within a mm of not being driest Feb in my records. 32mm so far.

Paddy.1

Full on gale now with clouds changing from stratus to cumulous. An intense looking evening. Temp highest it's been all day at 11.7c. Pressure steadied at 990.1 mb

ninebeanrows

Very windy here now with big gusts.

High winds are being experienced across the country, gusts between 45-60mph
are becoming widespread

highdef

Saw the following on the 16:00 report for Dublin Airport on the NOAA site:

11 AM (16) Feb 29 51 (11) 50 (10) 29.41 (0996) WSW 32 low drifting

What is "low drifting"?

Mothman

Just back after rescuing a neighbours trampoline that had broken its moorings, crashed through 2 fences and was en route to......

Fortunately, it had collapsed, because I don't think there would have been a hope of retaining it otherwise.

Mean 27mph, gust 50mph.
13.2C, max 13.7C

Supercell

Very windy here, windows knocking and whistling, great stuff
Storm before the calm ..currently 11.1°C (hopefully about to dive south in 48 hours)

Snowbie

highdef wrote: »

Saw the following on the 16:00 report for Dublin Airport on the NOAA site:

11 AM (16) Feb 29 51 (11) 50 (10) 29.41 (0996) WSW 32 low drifting

What is "low drifting"?

Ever get grit in your eyes. This describes the aviation term of low level dust blowing around in that metar above, not good for jet engines. Also it could be snow or sand etc.

Mothman

Temp rising again and now 13.7C, equalling highest of day.

Wind is stronger,
10 min mean 30mph, gust 51mph

Paddy.1

Wind is really becoming a feature here now,, wasn't really expecting it to be this strong. probably associated with that squall line just to the north of me.

Temp steady at 11.1c. Pressure beginning to rise.

Snowbie

Wind too has picked up again here, gusting up to 35mph.
That band is pushing southwards and intensifying.

Wertz

Intense squally conditions here in N Louth ATM....was driving back from the chippie and the car was all over the road, traffic lights shaking in the wind too and really blinding rain.
Night for the fire...


edit] lol the rain is going sideways. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a rap of thunder...

Supercell

Jeese i think that must be near here, doors shaking wind howling, hope the fecking roof doesnt fly away!

Supercell

Gimme this weather anyday over a sunny one

Mothman

Gust 53mph
12.7C

arctictree

Just had my second highest gust since my records started (Dec '06). 53km/h which is not accurate as my wind vane is surrounded by trees. It really is wild out there. Wind is howling through the trees around the house. The roof just came off the chicken shed! - Had to move the hens one by one into the garage for the night!!

A

Supercell

arctictree wrote: »

Just had my second highest gust since my records started (Dec '06). 53km/h which is not accurate as my wind vane is surrounded by trees. It really is wild out there. Wind is howling through the trees around the house. The roof just came off the chicken shed! - Had to move the hens one by one into the garage for the night!!

A

Lol arctictree, bet that was an interesting experience, I've mental images of you chasing hens all over your garden with the wind getting them semi airborn!

Mothman

My hens don't bother with the house, they roost up in a tree :eek:

10 min mean 33mph, Gust 53

bennyx_o

Cranes we have in work were showing a max gust of just under 140kmph. Granted, they are pretty high with the weather station right at the top.

Mothman

bennyx_o wrote: »

Cranes we have in work were showing a max gust of just under 140kmph. Granted, they are pretty high with the weather station right at the top.

What wind speed does work stop at?

Dublin AP reporting full gale.