"Robin Nicholson" wrote ...

I was wondering about this just now! At the mo it is 'only' -3 at
Hilton whereas it was lower last night at the same time and clearly
someway to go before I get down to -9.2C last February.

OAT changes far more than I thought so unless something happens I
have
some way to go I think. I wonder what Martin Rowley thinks ( to my
south east).

.... Sorry for tardy response: haven't really been following events too
closely, but a very quick look ... the pressure is building from the
NW, but the pressure to the SE (in association with the fading low
feature) is not recovering at the same rate. Also, the isobaric
curvature is changing from cyclonic to neutral. I wonder if there's
going to be enough (albeit gentle) overturning within the boundary
layer to knock the tops (or bottoms!) of the expected minima, at least
for us?

At the risk of becoming boring, we've not got the snow cover (apart
from patchy remnants) that others have, so no help there. Our current
temperature is -1.6°C, having been down to -3 a couple of hours ago. I
would expect that it will resume a downward slide: very roughly -6 by
morning (here)?

Hurn should be colder (eventually), though perhaps not as cold as
the -8 of this morning.

Can't comment elsewhe with a better snow cover, temperatures should
tumble nicely as long as the wind doesn't interfere too much.


I am getting soft. I have just made a loaf simply to scatter outside
tomorrow. I spotted 'my' local Robin outside towards dusk and had a
massive guilt attack.No other feed available before someone says its
the wrong thing to do!


.... We've been feeding for several days now: all of a sudden, the bird
world is loving us! Don't forget water as well - that's often the
problem in this sort of weather.

Martin.



--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

Updates at 22:00

Exeter - 9°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGTE.html
Yeolvilton -8°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDY.html
Bristol -3°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGGD.html
Plymouth -4°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGHD.html
Culdrose -3°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDR.html

The Rest of the UK
Manchester -12°C http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGCC.html
Altnaharra -17°C http://www.xcweather.co.uk/
Shap -14°C http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:00:13 -0000, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:

.. Our current
temperature is -1.6°C, having been down to -3 a couple of hours ago. I
would expect that it will resume a downward slide: very roughly -6 by
morning (here)?

All very interesting. I have been stuck at -3 all evening outside.
Inside I reached 18C for the first time since Sunday so pretty pleased
about that.


... We've been feeding for several days now: all of a sudden, the bird
world is loving us! Don't forget water as well - that's often the
problem in this sort of weather.
Yes - good point. The ominously bulging water main outside is
providing a new leak I noticed today.
However I have located out of date sultanas, a large crumble mix,
Gourmet catfood normally stocked for the 'Bedford Claws' and there is
some spelt flour that can go. A feast for them!

I note that BBC refered to 'light snow' on Sunday in a brisk wind, so
nothing too dramatic it seems

R

Isn't the wind going to be too strong for very low temperatures tonight?
I think we've peaked already in England. Wind chill is going to be the theme
for the next few days and of course, the widespread light persistent snow on
Sunday!

Will
--

On Jan 7, 11:00*pm, "Will Hand" wrote:
Isn't the wind going to be too strong for very low temperatures tonight?
I think we've peaked already in England. Wind chill is going to be the theme
for the next few days and of course, the widespread light persistent snow on
Sunday!

Will
--

I too doubt records will be broken tonight but here are some previous
notable lows for Plymouth:
-8.9 deg.C on 18/01/40, 29/01/47, 1/02/47 Plymouth Hoe
-8.4 deg.C on 13/01/1987 Mount Batten
-7.0 deg.C on 10/02/1991 Mount Batten

and -10.1 degC in my garden about 7 miles southeast of Plymouth on
13th Jan 1987!

Len
Wembury, SW Devon, 275 ft asl

"Martin Rowley" wrote ...
Our current temperature is -1.6°C, having been down to -3 a couple
of hours ago. I would expect that it will resume a downward slide:
very roughly -6 by morning (here)?

Hurn should be colder (eventually), though perhaps not as cold as
the -8 of this morning.


West Moors (highly non-standard location for screen) minimum last
night (7th/8th Jan) ... -5.4°C
Hurn ... -7°C (from METAR, the SYNOP minimum at 06Z was -5.8°C)

Martin.



--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

On Jan 7, 8:30*pm, Bonos Ego wrote:
Just looking at current temperatures around the South West tonight,
could the South West break some of its lowest temperature records
tonight?

Temperatures at 20:00
Exeter - 8°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGTE.html
Yeolvilton * -9°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDY.html
Bristol 4°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGGD.html
Plymouth -4°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGHD.html
Culdrose 1°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDR.html

The coldest temperature for Exeter I can find is -13°C which occurred
2nd Jan 1979, unfortunately records don't go back further than 1973.http://www.tutiempo.net/clima/Exeter...1979/38390.htm

The lowest temperature in Teignmouth that I know of occurred in
January 1987 and was -9°C. *At the time I chose to do a school project
on the weather of Teignmouth, towards my O' Level Environmental
Studies (Grade A), and had to record the temperatures from the
official Teignmouth Met Station.

Good call.
-19C at Lapford, mid-Devon, if verified is a record for Devon.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon

On Jan 8, 3:40*pm, Len Wood wrote:
On Jan 7, 8:30*pm, Bonos Ego wrote:





Just looking at current temperatures around the South West tonight,
could the South West break some of its lowest temperature records
tonight?

Temperatures at 20:00
Exeter - 8°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGTE.html
Yeolvilton * -9°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDY.html
Bristol 4°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGGD.html
Plymouth -4°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGHD.html
Culdrose 1°Chttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGDR.html

The coldest temperature for Exeter I can find is -13°C which occurred
2nd Jan 1979, unfortunately records don't go back further than 1973.http://www.tutiempo.net/clima/Exeter...1979/38390.htm

The lowest temperature in Teignmouth that I know of occurred in
January 1987 and was -9°C. *At the time I chose to do a school project
on the weather of Teignmouth, towards my O' Level Environmental
Studies (Grade A), and had to record the temperatures from the
official Teignmouth Met Station.

Good call.
*-19C at Lapford, mid-Devon, if verified is a record for Devon.

Len
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