0945 16/12/06

A sunny morning with the strong winter sunshine lifting the temperature to 5.4C
after a minimum of 1.7 deg C.
Hoar frost came quickly yesterday evening but then we had some showers with
temperature 2-3 deg C (a bit sleety but you had to look hard). Hoar frost early
on but now very damp on all surfaces with dewpoint circa 4 deg C.
Cumulus clouds building to the west and radar shows showers so our sun may not
last long. Wind very light with mean 2 knots.

Richard did you get an air frost in the South Hams, it looked quite misty and
still your way earlier?

Will.
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1000

That was quick, now light rain showers and rainbows! Temp 5.9 deg C. Ground even
damper now :-)
I guess if we got a really heavy shower it could turn wintry but I'm not holding
my breath.

Will.
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0945 16/12/06

A sunny morning with the strong winter sunshine lifting the temperature to
5.4C
after a minimum of 1.7 deg C.
Hoar frost came quickly yesterday evening but then we had some showers with
temperature 2-3 deg C (a bit sleety but you had to look hard). Hoar frost
early
on but now very damp on all surfaces with dewpoint circa 4 deg C.
Cumulus clouds building to the west and radar shows showers so our sun may not
last long. Wind very light with mean 2 knots.

Richard did you get an air frost in the South Hams, it looked quite misty and
still your way earlier?

Will.
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An overnight low of 3.5c here in Teignmouth, about 15 miles from you
Will.

Still only had 1 air frost this Autumn / Winter, back on 4th November
with -0.1c.

Will

Here in the Otter Valley we didn't quite manage an air frost though driving
back last night at around midnight there was ice on the car roof and the
fields were white with frost despite the car thermometer reading 3.5C.

It went down to 0.4C at 09:00 this morning (rather late for a minimum
temperature).
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Will Hand wrote:

1000

That was quick, now light rain showers and rainbows! Temp 5.9 deg C. Ground even
damper now :-)
I guess if we got a really heavy shower it could turn wintry but I'm not holding
my breath.


Plenty of rainbows (and brief sharp showers) in west Cornwall as well (
see www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/1712.html )

With the breeze & showers persisting overnight, the minimum temperature
held up at 6.5C, after a max of 10.9 yesterday. The max is going to be
very similar today.

The daffs on south facing slopes are now developing buds, some whould
be opening in 10 days or so.

Graham
Penzance

There appears to only be 3 seasons in a year now.

Spring, Summer & Autumn

Richard did you get an air frost in the South Hams, it looked quite misty and
still your way earlier?

Not quite - air min +0.5C. Hoar frost deposits on cars by ~1920
yesterday evening, but the temperature did not drop much thereafter.
Some light showers overnight melted the hoar frost but refroze later
leading to light icing on car surfaces only by daylight.

Currently +2.2C.

Had a smashing day on the high moor today. It was remarkably mild at
2000ft. Spotted some crocus bulbs ~6inchs tall just down from Belstone!

Richard.
Dartington, South Hams.