Current Weather Conditions - March 2012

Wild Bill

Temp is 8C here now - a drop of 12 degrees in 6 hours! :eek:

lostinashford

Here we go WB dont have the contrail photo on the iPad so here is an alternative:)

Does it work??? Can't press the preview button...

lostinashford

Tks Bill and gbee
:D;)

Pangea

Got a max of 22.3c in one of my thermometers today but I have a feeling the sun had a warmer effect on that one.
Got a max of 20.5C in my Stevenson screen.

edit: Just seen ednwireland got 22c maybe my other thermometer was right then.

Wild Bill

Pangea wrote: »

Got a max of 22.3c in one of my thermometers today but I have a feeling the sun had a warmer effect on that one.
Got a max of 20.5C in my Stevenson screen.

Where was the thermometer gave you the 22.3?

The screen, if both it and the AWS are properly located, shouldn't differ by more than a fraction of a degree.

Are they in different locations?

I have a screen beside my Vantage2 and they never differ by more than 0.2C in any conditions; usually identical.

lostinashford

lostinashford wrote: »

Here we go WB dont have the contrail photo on the iPad so here is an alternative:)

Does it work??? Can't press the preview button...

Can u spot my weather station in this photo.:D

kirving

As I said earlier, I also took a pic.

Taken at 18.45, from Knocklyon, facing west.

lostinashford

Kevin Irving wrote: »

As I said earlier, I also took a pic.

Taken at 18.45, from Knocklyon, facing west.

Mad so many from so few got that shot:D

lostinashford

Currently 6c and falling

Wild Bill

eskimocat wrote: »

Hey Bill, my station doesn't always reliably show what's happening as I live down in a glen. It must have acted as a sun trap today! So I think we can safely say that its a March record.......for my backyard!

I can see clearly now, the signature restrictions are gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day. :):)

I think I can make it now, the rain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin' for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) :):)
Sun-Shiny day. :):):)

Look all around, there’s nothin' but blue skies :)
Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies :)

Pangea

Wild Bill wrote: »

Where was the thermometer gave you the 22.3?

The screen, if both it and the AWS are properly located, shouldn't differ by more than a fraction of a degree.

Are they in different locations?

I have a screen beside my Vantage2 and they never differ by more than 0.2C in any conditions; usually identical.

The 22.3C thermometer is right above the Stevenson screen thermometer WildBill. I have it inside a butter box to protect it from the sun, painted white with a half cut opening to let the air in. I suspect it is more susceptible to warming due to the lightness of the butter box although it has a more direct hit to air than the Stevenson screen so on colder days it often gets lower reading than the screen. The Stevenson screen isn't as well ventilated as the butter box though so not 100% sure which is the most accurate, I tend to go for the screen readings when the sun is shining.

The screen I have is a replica of this
http://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/traditional/screens/russellscientific-1292k-simple

Wild Bill

Pangea wrote: »

The screen I have is a replica of this
http://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/traditional/screens/russellscientific-1292k-simple

Simple Screen - 1292K :eek:

For £1.3 million I'd expect a damn good screen

Wild Bill

lostinashford wrote: »

Currently 6c and falling

Snap!

Deep Easterly

Pangea wrote: »

The 22.3C thermometer is right above the Stevenson screen thermometer WildBill. I have it inside a butter box to protect it from the sun, painted white with a half cut opening to let the air in. I suspect it is more susceptible to warming due to the lightness of the butter box although it has a more direct hit to air than the Stevenson screen so on colder days it often gets lower reading than the screen. The Stevenson screen isn't as well ventilated as the butter box though so not 100% sure which is the most accurate, I tend to go for the screen readings when the sun is shining.

The screen I have is a replica of this
http://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/traditional/screens/russellscientific-1292k-simple

I'd go with the screen reading on this Pangea. I think one possibility that the other thermo may have overread the temperature is sunlight reflecting (sunlight radiation) off the white top of the actual Stevenson screen and reflecting back onto the thermometer above it helping to increase the temperature reading on it. White reflects light and heat away from it while black and darker colours in general absorbs it.

Max of 20.1c here today in what was a beautiful day.

Wild Bill

Deep Easterly wrote: »

I think one possibility that the other thermo may have overread the temperature is sunlight reflecting (sunlight radiation) off the white top of the actual Stevenson screen and reflecting back onto the thermometer above it helping to increase the temperature reading on it.

Rushing in here to add that when I say "right beside" my screen is 6m away from the AWS, same elevation, exposure and anything measurable

Yakult

What a fabulous day we had on Sunday. Will we be seeing similar for a few days or is a change on the cards?

Pangea

Deep Easterly wrote: »

I'd go with the screen reading on this Pangea. I think one possibility that the other thermo may have overread the temperature is sunlight reflecting (sunlight radiation) off the white top of the actual Stevenson screen and reflecting back onto the thermometer above it helping to increase the temperature reading on it. .

Ohhh good thinking. Never thought of that.

Pangea

Currently 4.1C here now considerably cooler than the 11C reported in Finner at 1am.

DOCARCH

A chilly start here. 2.8c atm.

Wild Bill

Sandyford @ 07.35 (Monday)

Temperature: 4.0C (min 2.2c)
Humidity: 92%
Rainfall today (so far): None
Pressure: 1035.2hPa, steady
Wind: Calm

Wow! Ground frost - after over 20C yesterday :eek:

mickger844posts

Clear Skies, Temp 8.6c, Overnight low 5.4c


www.waterfordweather.com

jdee99

Temp 7.7C
Humd 85%
Wind 1.7 kmh E
Rain 0.0mm since midnight
Pres 1033.6 hPa Steady

Beautiful start to the day in Ballyhaunis - I like this weather

http://www.carrowhawny.com/

gbee

lostinashford wrote: »

Can u spot my weather station in this photo.:D

He barks when it gets wet?

gbee

Wild Bill wrote: »

[ Wow! Ground frost - after over 20C yesterday :eek:

We had a heavy dew, looked like frost but my min was 3°C

Current: WS
17.3°C [sunny spot] ↑ Jump as sun hits
Wind: F1 but nice
Press: 1033 hPa ↑

Fantastic day.

Oscar Bravo

Dry warm and sunny in Castlebar.Less Haze than yesterday.Light SE'LY.

Harps

Less haze making it feel even better than yesterday here, 18.8C and rising quickly :cool:

Strangegravy

It's a beautiful day here in Limerick and I'm stuck inside college doing assignments... Will we get some temperature records broken today?

Pangea

Posted this in another thread by mistake.

Amazinily dropped to frosty 0.9C here last night.
After a max of 20.5C.
Not often I see such variation.
And the sky line last night was jawdropping.
Every star was visible. Just a pity the aurora wasn't visible last night. Typical.
19.6C here at the moment.

Pangea

20.8C here at the moment. Passed yesterdays max.

snaps

Touched 20.2c here from a 3.7c low last night (Enough to freeze the car over). I also agree with Pangea, the stars last night were fabulous, even kept the curtains open to view them. Wife got worried that i was looking for a bit of romance last night!!

lostinashford

Ashford, Co. Wicklow @ 21.00
Currently 7.3c (max 16.5c min 2.4c)
Humidity 68%
Wind calm
Pressure 1035.1hPa steady

Wild Bill

Sandyford @ 22.00 (Monday)

Temperature: 10.3C (max 18.1c)
Humidity: 77%
Rainfall today (so far): None
Pressure: 1035.8hPa, steady
Wind: E 5kph/gust 10kph

Clear night after a brilliant cloudless sunny day

Wild Bill

Pangea wrote: »

dropped to frosty 0.9C here last night.
After a max of 20.5C.
Not often I see such variation.

The most change in temperature in the shortest period in my weather recording life came on 22nd March 1973 when the temp rose from -3c to +19c between 8am and 2pm. (I didn't do fractions of degrees in them days!)

That's a 22 degree rise in six hours. Never saw the like of it (in Ireland) since.

I wonder what the rise/fall record is for Ireland - anyone know

lostinashford

Wild Bill wrote: »

Sandyford @ 22.00 (Monday)

Temperature: 10.3C

Big difference, temp here now 5.8c and only 30ish km away from you

23.00 Now 5c

Wild Bill

lostinashford wrote: »

Big difference, temp here now 5.8c and only 30ish km away from you

23.00 Now 5c

1am - dropped to 5.4c now - it's the wind! It went dead calm an hour ago and the temperature tanked!

mickger844posts

Clear Skies, Temp 12.1c, Overnight low 4.1c

www.waterfordweather.com

Harps

Got as low as 2.6C here, rocketed back up to 18.2C now and still rising quickly. Dead calm and not a cloud to be seen again

eskimocat

it got to around 3c during the night and now its up up up and away again. 25.5c in my sun trap backyard.. Dromahair. So wish I was at home today... sigh...

Edit: just looking at my weather banner, its now 25.9c!!! Phew!

Pangea

23.0C here at the moment in the Sunny NorthWest and thats a screen temperature.
Dropped to 2.4C last night.

lostinashford

Currently 14.7c, got to 16.9c earlier

Was in Dublin and seemed to be fresher there with on shore breeze


Image from N11 towards Kilcoole on my way home! Some mist out to sea:D

Wild Bill

Sandyford @ 17.40 (Tuesday)

Temperature: 18.2C (max 19.8c (:rolleyes:); min 2.8c)
Humidity: 50%
Rainfall today (so far): None
Pressure: 1035.9hPa, falling slowly
Wind: E very light/calm

Cloudless sunny day, clear - no haze today; ground frost this morning.

Oscar Bravo

A lovely clear night out there in Castlebar after a warm sunny day!

lostinashford

Down to 4.7c in Ashford @ 22.30

Wild Bill

And here is today's forecast.....

gbee

The whole valley had been covered and I did not realise how much until it started to dissipate.

mickger844posts

Clear Sunny Skies, Temp 17.4c, No breeze which is making a big difference to temps today.

www.waterfordweather.com

Wild Bill

Sandyford @ 14.00 (Wednesday)

Temperature: 19.4C (min 2.9c)
Humidity: 41%
Rainfall today (so far): None
Pressure: 1035.0hPa, steady
Wind: NW 8kph/gust 17kph

Cloudless, sunny.

Wild Bill

gbee wrote: »

The whole valley had been covered and I did not realise how much until it started to dissipate.

Covered by.....

jdee99

Temp 18.9C
Humd 40%
Wind 2.6 kmh N
Rain 0.0mm since midnight
Pres 1033.6 hPa Steady

Beautiful day in Ballyhaunis - putting a poly tunnel up so grateful for this spell of weather

http://www.carrowhawny.com/

jdee99

Just noticed a difference of 21.6C degrees today - a high of 19.2 and a low of -2.4 recorded today thats some going