Temperatures

As you may have gathered I am fascinated by all aspects of our weather systems.
Once the satellite map information has been decoded it is possible to see the recorded temperatures as I move the mouse over the map.

From NOAA 19 at 08.10 this morning (BST)



While the ground temperature here (where the salmon coloured cross is on the map) is about 19C the air higher up is in the region of 10C. To the south of the ROI the red / black heavy rain area shows cloud temperatures ranging from -30C to -60C. No wonder the temperature at ground level can drop so sharply in a heavy rainstorm. I assume that area is the one which is forecast to bring heavy showers to Lincolnshire later this afternoon.

Jack Pays a Visit

Crawled out of bed half an hour later than usual. Ablutions over I checked the outside temperature. 7.4C. Not too bad. Sky 90% clear. Sun rising. What a surprise as I felt the grass crunch underfoot as I checked the back garden for doggy deposits before we went walkabout.

Jack Frost had been a-visiting.





Frost patterns on the top of a plastic garden store:





On our perambulation through the village it was obvious the roads had been salted.
After breakfast I had a look at my weather recordings for this morning:



There had been a steady overnight drop in air temperature to 4.3C with no breeze.