Another day with a humid NW airstream and low cloud braking as it descends into the Bay. It's been the story of the Bank Holiday Week End, which has been very different on the 2 coasts. Not just the difference in sunshine amounts, but temperature, often 5C in as many miles.

The visibility maps on XCWeather etc. have been pretty misleading, as for West Cornwall they are based on Camborne, which has really suffered being near the north coast and a particularly prone area at that. Outside of the sea fog, which has been much of west Conwall, the visibility has been generally good or very good. The pictures at http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/may23sennen.html taken Saturday evening demonstrate this. Thick sea fog just offshore, but very good visibility just outside of the fog bank.

Currently (12:50) 16.2C in Penzance with good sunny spells.

Good Bank Holiday, weatherwise, in Penzance.

Graham
Penzance

On 25/05/2015 13:12, Graham Easterling wrote:
Another day with a humid NW airstream and low cloud braking as it descends into the Bay. It's been the story of the Bank Holiday Week End, which has been very different on the 2 coasts. Not just the difference in sunshine amounts, but temperature, often 5C in as many miles.

Same here Graham, rather cloudy earlier on but sunshine became more
prevalent through the day. Plenty of sunshine this evening.

Maximum of 19.9C and nearly 5 hours of sunshine so far.

High UV again with 8.0.

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 25/05/2015 13:12, Graham Easterling wrote:
Another day with a humid NW airstream and low cloud braking as it
descends into the Bay. It's been the story of the Bank Holiday Week End,
which has been very different on the 2 coasts. Not just the difference in
sunshine amounts, but temperature, often 5C in as many miles.

Same here Graham, rather cloudy earlier on but sunshine became more
prevalent through the day. Plenty of sunshine this evening.

Maximum of 19.9C and nearly 5 hours of sunshine so far.

High UV again with 8.0.


Looked in the mirror this evening (not the best experience) and my face is
now as brown as it normally is in July!
Just shows how high the UV has been this Spring in the SW.

Will
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http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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On 25/05/2015 21:33, Eskimo Will wrote:

"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 25/05/2015 13:12, Graham Easterling wrote:
Another day with a humid NW airstream and low cloud braking as it
descends into the Bay. It's been the story of the Bank Holiday Week
End, which has been very different on the 2 coasts. Not just the
difference in sunshine amounts, but temperature, often 5C in as many
miles.

Same here Graham, rather cloudy earlier on but sunshine became more
prevalent through the day. Plenty of sunshine this evening.

Maximum of 19.9C and nearly 5 hours of sunshine so far.

High UV again with 8.0.


Looked in the mirror this evening (not the best experience) and my face
is now as brown as it normally is in July!
Just shows how high the UV has been this Spring in the SW.

Will
Have you shaved then Will? (;-)

On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 9:33:29 PM UTC+1, wrote:
"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 25/05/2015 13:12, Graham Easterling wrote:
Another day with a humid NW airstream and low cloud braking as it
descends into the Bay. It's been the story of the Bank Holiday Week End,
which has been very different on the 2 coasts. Not just the difference in
sunshine amounts, but temperature, often 5C in as many miles.

Same here Graham, rather cloudy earlier on but sunshine became more
prevalent through the day. Plenty of sunshine this evening.

Maximum of 19.9C and nearly 5 hours of sunshine so far.

High UV again with 8.0.


Looked in the mirror this evening (not the best experience) and my face is
now as brown as it normally is in July!
Just shows how high the UV has been this Spring in the SW.

Will
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http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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Yes. alhough it's been a NW wind, it's been a warm sector type air down here. Fairly sunny start in Penzance, 15.2C @ 09:00 (Max was 17.1C yesterday). There does appear to be a thicker patch of misty low cloud just off the north coast now though.

The UV topped 10 on St Martin's (no doubt reflection off the mist & sea helping) a few days ago. The 1st time I'm aware of this happening before June.

Only 6.8mm of rain since 13th.

Hopefully there'll be enough swell to justify a visit to Sennen tomorrow morning, where there (should!) be sunshine, a F2 just offshore SW wind and a clean 3' wave, instead of the recent messy onshore conditions.

Graham