On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:06:44 AM UTC, xmetman wrote:
In the 0800 UTC obs Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.9°C but it looks a bit too high.

Highest Air Temperature
0600 UTC on Sunday, 24 January 2016
In WMO Block 03

[01] 03962 Shannon 13.7 [56.7]
03978 Finner 13.7 [56.7]
[02] 03907 Magilligan 13.6 [56.5]
[03] 03904 Castlederg 13.4 [56.1]
[04] 03966 Gurteen 13.3 [55.9]
[05] 03917 Belfast 13.0 [55.4]
[06] 03628 Filton 12.9 [55.2]
03979 Ballyhaise, Cavan 12.9 [55.2]
03313 Rhyl 12.9 [55.2]
[07] 03980 Malin Head 12.7 [54.9]
03969 Dublin 12.7 [54.9]
[08] 03529 Pershore 12.6 [54.7]
03967 Casement 12.6 [54.7]
03839 Exeter Airport 12.6 [54.7]
03916 Ballypatrick Forest 12.6 [54.7]
[09] 03649 RAF Brize Norton 12.5 [54.5]
[10] 03953 Valentia 12.4 [54.3]
03520 Shobdon 12.4 [54.3]
[11] 03901 Thomastown 12.3 [54.1]
03971 Mullingar 12.3 [54.1]
03970 Claremorris 12.3 [54.1]
[12] 03961 Oak Park, Carlow 12.2 [54.0]
[13] 03503 Trawsgoed 12.1 [53.8]
03414 RAF Shawbury 12.1 [53.8]
03707 RAF Chivenor 12.1 [53.8]
[14] 03535 Coleshill 12.0 [53.6]
03522 Hereford 12.0 [53.6]
03658 RAF Benson 12.0 [53.6]
[15] 03853 Yeovilton 11.9 [53.4]
03894 Guernsey 11.9 [53.4]
03803 Scilly 11.9 [53.4]
03316 Crosby 11.9 [53.4]
03923 Glenanne 11.9 [53.4]
[16] 03915 Portglenone 11.8 [53.2]
[17] 03808 Camborne 11.7 [53.1]
03809 Culdrose 11.7 [53.1]
03749 Middle Wallop 11.7 [53.1]
[18] 03351 Rostherne 11.6 [52.9]
03716 St Athan 11.6 [52.9]
03212 Keswick 11.6 [52.9]
03768 Farnborough 11.6 [52.9]
03136 Prestwick(Royal) 11.6 [52.9]
03502 Aberporth 11.6 [52.9]
03740 RAF Lyneham 11.6 [52.9]
03973 Connaught 11.6 [52.9]
[19] 03111 RAF Machrihanish 11.5 [52.7]
03862 Bournemouth 11.5 [52.7]
03911 Lough Sea 11.5 [52.7]
[20] 03976 Belmullet 11.4 [52.5]
03951 Sherkin Island 11.4 [52.5]
03034 Aultbea 11.4 [52.5]
03743 Larkhill 11.4 [52.5]
[21] 03746 Boscombe Down 11.3 [52.3]
03840 Dunkeswell 11.3 [52.3]
03827 Plymouth 11.3 [52.3]
[22] 03346 Leeds 11.2 [52.2]
03318 Blackpool 11.2 [52.2]
03305 Capel Curig 11.2 [52.2]
[23] 03955 Cork 11.1 [52.0]
03963 Mace Head 11.1 [52.0]
03544 Church Lawford 11.1 [52.0]
03956 Johnstown Castle 11.1 [52.0]
03952 Roches Point 11.1 [52.0]
03772 London Heathrow 11.1 [52.0]
03166 Edinburgh Gogarbank 11.1 [52.0]
03761 RAF Odiham 11.1 [52.0]
03647 Little Rissington 11.1 [52.0]
[24] 03857 Isle Of Portland 11.0 [51.8]
03604 Milford-Haven 11.0 [51.8]
03823 Cardinham 11.0 [51.8]
03379 RAF Cranwell 11.0 [51.8]
03560 Thurleigh 11.0 [51.8]
03770 London St James Park 11.0 [51.8]
03784 Gravesend-Broadness 11.0 [51.8]
03204 Isle Of Man 11.0 [51.8]
03023 South Uist Range 11.0 [51.8]
[25] 03301 RAF Mona 10.9 [51.6]
03105 Islay 10.9 [51.6]
[26] 03354 Nottingham 10.8 [51.4]
03462 RAF Wittering 10.8 [51.4]
03066 RAF Kinloss 10.8 [51.4]
[27] 03132 West Freugh 10.7 [51.3]
03672 RAF Northolt 10.7 [51.3]
03609 Mumbles 10.7 [51.3]
03405 Aberdaron 10.7 [51.3]
03409 Bala 10.7 [51.3]
[28] 03605 Pembry Sands 10.6 [51.1]
03321 Hawarden 10.6 [51.1]
03377 RAF Waddington 10.6 [51.1]
[29] 03507 Sennybridge 10.5 [50.9]
03302 RAF Valley 10.5 [50.9]
[30] 03769 Charlwood 10.4 [50.7]
03660 High Wycombe 10.4 [50.7]
03227 Great Dun Fell 10.4 [50.7]
03710 Liscombe 10.4 [50.7]
03373 RAF Scampton 10.4 [50.7]

The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

I think it may have already been beaten and by the most unlikeliest of stations.

Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.7°C at 0900 UTC, which kind of corroborates the
0800 temperature of 14.9°C. The wind is meaning 40kts from 230°. On the lee side of the Pennines you could get 16°C or higher I would have thought, although Leeming has only 12.5°C at the moment.

On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:50:34 AM UTC, xmetman wrote:
The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

I think it may have already been beaten and by the most unlikeliest of stations.

Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.7°C at 0900 UTC, which kind of corroborates the
0800 temperature of 14.9°C. The wind is meaning 40kts from 230°. On the lee side of the Pennines you could get 16°C or higher I would have thought, although Leeming has only 12.5°C at the moment.

I think the ITV weather last night were implying fohns could develop with a 16C forecast for the Moray area. It's possible the date record could be beaten by a long way today, with some exceptional temperatures (20C would be doubtful, however!).

On Sunday, 24 January 2016 09:50:34 UTC, xmetman wrote:
The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

I think it may have already been beaten and by the most unlikeliest of stations.

Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.7°C at 0900 UTC, which kind of corroborates the
0800 temperature of 14.9°C. The wind is meaning 40kts from 230°. On the lee side of the Pennines you could get 16°C or higher I would have thought, although Leeming has only 12.5°C at the moment.

Hi, Bruce,
It could be correct, but for some weeks I have been thinking Great Dun Fell is reading rather high.
Current Copley 10.5C and it doesn't look like inversion conditions.
Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale

I make the 1000-500 partial thickness 553.6 DAM at 0000 UTC in the Camborne ascent, which is very high for the end of January.

In comparison Upton (72501) on Long Island, New York has a 1000-500 thickness of only 535.5, the cold air is of course below 850 hPa of course, and the 1000-850 is 1278 M if my maths is correct.

On Sunday, 24 January 2016 09:56:37 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:
On Sunday, 24 January 2016 09:50:34 UTC, xmetman wrote:
The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

I think it may have already been beaten and by the most unlikeliest of stations.

Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.7°C at 0900 UTC, which kind of corroborates the
0800 temperature of 14.9°C. The wind is meaning 40kts from 230°. On the lee side of the Pennines you could get 16°C or higher I would have thought, although Leeming has only 12.5°C at the moment.

Hi, Bruce,
It could be correct, but for some weeks I have been thinking Great Dun Fell is reading rather high.
Current Copley 10.5C and it doesn't look like inversion conditions.
Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale

Ken

I think you are probably right, it just looks too high at almost 15°C.
The temperature at Valentia at midnight was only 11.0°C at a similar height (772 m).

It certainly rules out any possibility of skiing for the next week at Weardale.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Swinhope

Bruce.
Bruce.

On Sunday, 24 January 2016 10:14:45 UTC, xmetman wrote:
Hi, Bruce,
It could be correct, but for some weeks I have been thinking Great Dun Fell is reading rather high.
Current Copley 10.5C and it doesn't look like inversion conditions.
Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale

Ken

I think you are probably right, it just looks too high at almost 15°C.
The temperature at Valentia at midnight was only 11.0°C at a similar height (772 m).

It certainly rules out any possibility of skiing for the next week at Weardale.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Swinhope

Bruce.

Hi, Bruce,
It certainly rules out skiing for now! It's a very changeable spell atm, so I expect the snow will soon return there.
I use this site, just because they use the Copley data!!

http://www.skiweardale.com/snow_report.html

Ken

On Sunday, 24 January 2016 10:14:45 UTC, xmetman wrote:
Ken

I think you are probably right, it just looks too high at almost 15°C.
The temperature at Valentia at midnight was only 11.0°C at a similar height (772 m).

It certainly rules out any possibility of skiing for the next week at Weardale.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Swinhope

Bruce

Bruce,
GDF now shot down by over 7 degC in an hour to 8C, so there is / was a fault there. The link below shows the ski centre AWS, roughly 1800ft, has been around 8C throughout.

http://www.weatherlink.com/user/wear...mary&headers=0

HTH

Ken

On Sunday, 24 January 2016 16:27:11 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:
On Sunday, 24 January 2016 10:14:45 UTC, xmetman wrote:
Ken

I think you are probably right, it just looks too high at almost 15°C..
The temperature at Valentia at midnight was only 11.0°C at a similar height (772 m).

It certainly rules out any possibility of skiing for the next week at Weardale.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Swinhope

Bruce

Bruce,
GDF now shot down by over 7 degC in an hour to 8C, so there is / was a fault there. The link below shows the ski centre AWS, roughly 1800ft, has been around 8C throughout.

http://www.weatherlink.com/user/wear...mary&headers=0

HTH

Ken
Ken

I bet some waters got in the works.

If that's a Vantage Pro AWS it's doing very well at that height, it must be one of the highest in the country.

Bruce.

On 24/01/2016 09:56, Ken Cook wrote:
On Sunday, 24 January 2016 09:50:34 UTC, xmetman wrote:
The date record today is only 14.4C. Almost certain to go.

I think it may have already been beaten and by the most unlikeliest of stations.

Great Dun Fell is reporting 14.7°C at 0900 UTC, which kind of corroborates the
0800 temperature of 14.9°C. The wind is meaning 40kts from 230°. On the lee side
of the Pennines you could get 16°C or higher I would have thought,
although Leeming has only 12.5°C at the moment.

Hi, Bruce,
It could be correct, but for some weeks I have been thinking Great Dun Fell is reading rather high.
Current Copley 10.5C and it doesn't look like inversion conditions.

The temperatures tonight are quite insane.

As if got dark the temperature soared outside here to 13C where I am in
North Yorkshire. The strong wind is bringing in some very warm air.

It is still holding at 13C even now at 21.23UT. Hasn't been sunny all
day this is rapid warm air bulk movement rather than from insolation.

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Regards,
Martin Brown