On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 1:23:46 PM UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 12:10:59 PM UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
Left Penzance @ 10:00. Broken low cloud & sunny spells in Penzance, 18.5C. At St Just (near Cape Cornwall) it was not the good visibility forecast for that time, it was dense sea fog (well cliff top fog to be precise). In fact the thickest fog I've experienced for many months, well under 100m visibility. It was also steady drizzle & (according to the car thermometer) 16C.

Just got back to Penzance. Still sunny intervals, the sun visible through the low cloud much of the time. Car thermometer showed 20C, Stevenson screen just 20C (11:45) and completely dry. Very little wind, a warm, muggy feel. A different world weatherwise.

Thick fog at Land's End airport is not a good thing on a school holidays changeover day! Still, it might well clear as slightly drier air edges in from the north. In fact, having just looked at the Sennen harbour webcam, which looks towards the airport, it's just lifted off the cliff tops. http://www.sennen-cove.com/harbourcam.htm


Graham
Penzance

Now sunny spells in Penzance and virtually calm.

Places like Land's End, which were in the thick fog ahead of the front, with temperatures around 16-17C, are now warming up behind the 'cold' front. The passage of which can be clearly seen by the wind veer http://www.landsendweather.info/met/mainframe.htm

Most places away from the north coast and hill tops saw now rain, or not enough to dampen the ground.

High tide & jumping off the breakwater time. http://www.sennen-cove.com/harbourcam.htm Some holidaymaker called the coastguard recently, to report such 'idiotic' action. Most of those involved were local & probably related to the lifeboat crew. I'm sure the coastguard made some comforting noises.

Graham
Penzance

Now up to 21.6C and good sunny spells.

Graham
Penzance