About Oakdale Weather Station

Oakdale Weather Station is based in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK. We are an amateur meteorology site using an entry-level Fine Offset weather station and our data is analysed with Cumulus software. The site is intended for anyone interested in seeing what the weather has been like in our area and we welcome your feedback. Please note we aren't forecasting the weather - for up to date forecasts for Blackburn we recommend the Met Office's Blackburn forecast.


Sunday, 18 October 2015

18/10 Cloudy, dry, cooler, yet still calm

Still no sign of the high pressure shifting, though we're told in the weekly forecast that this week will see the high finally relent and allow low pressure areas to move in to the north later in the week.  For now though, it's as you were: cloudy, dry, calm but just a little cooler.

Saturday, 17 October 2015

17/10 More of the same...

Cloud again, a little sunshine for a time in the afternoon, but nothing substantial.  Again dry (we're into the fourth week of dry weather now) as the high pressure that's snaking several thousand miles from Scandinavia, over us and on to the Azores, stays put.

Friday, 16 October 2015

16/10 Cloudy again, still dry though

Another day of cloud, never really dull, but really nothing different from earlier this week.  The weather is in a real rut at the moment, but still being under the influence of high pressure, we're staying dry and calm.  Normally we'd be seeing autumnal storms or frosts at night by now, so whilst this spell isn't an Indian summer, we're doing quite nicely.

16 October Dashboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.1°C (14:22).  Minimum: 8.5°C (04:32).  Average temperature for the day: 9.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.6°C (12:27).  Low apparent temperature: 6.5°C (05:47)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 5.1mph (14:52).
Highest gust speed: 9.2mph (15:12), bearing 135 (SE)
Dominant wind bearing: 132 (SE)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.8Mb, minimum: 1024.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 82% (00:07), lowest 68% (15:07)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Thursday, 15 October 2015

15/10 Cloudy again, staying dry though and calm

Some stratus cloud with one or two breaks early on.  Once again some sunshine peeking through every now and again, but also the cloud did thicken at times threatening a spot of drizzle.  Nothing to register though, so our dry spell continues yet further.

15 October Dashboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 12.8°C (12:32).  Minimum: 3.5°C (05:27).  Average temperature for the day: 8.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 11.2°C (12:32).  Low apparent temperature: 1.8°C (05:27)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 5.8mph (12:42).
Highest gust speed: 7.6mph (12:57), bearing 90 (E)
Dominant wind bearing: 126 (SEbE)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.3Mb, minimum: 1023.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 91% (08:22), lowest 71% (12:37)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

14/10 Calm, dry and mainly cloudy again

Thin stratus in the morning, always some breaks though so never particularly dull, and these grew during the afternoon to give some spells of sunshine. Still patchy cloud around into the evening, but plenty of stars visible in the night sky.

14 October Dashboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.8°C (15:42).  Minimum: 3.3°C (00:32).  Average temperature for the day: 7.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.8°C (15:57).  Low apparent temperature: 1.4°C (00:32)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 4.3 mph (14:22).
Highest gust speed: 5.4 mph (14:12), bearing 90 (E)
Dominant wind bearing: 107 (ESE)

Pressure
Maximum: 1027.9Mb, minimum: 1024.4Mb

Humidity
Highest: 89% (08:47), lowest 60% (15:42)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

13/10 Still dry and mainly cloudy - little change

A thin morning cloud but plenty gaps for the sun to peek through, setting us up for a pleasant day with spells of sunshine separated by periods where cloud thickened.  Still little wind, and we're into our third week now of dry weather.

13 October Dashboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 12.0°C (12:22).  Minimum: 3.8°C (23:57).  Average temperature for the day: 8.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.5°C (12:22).  Low apparent temperature: 2.0°C (23:57)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 4.8 mph (16:27).
Highest gust speed: 6.9 mph (13:52), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 309 (NWbW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1027.9Mb, minimum: 1022.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 87% (08:52), lowest 62% (15:22)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Monday, 12 October 2015

12/10 Cooler, particularly at night, but again dry and calm

All-in not a bad day, plenty sunshine around but always patches of thin stratus  cloud to be seen, which sometimes grew in size to obscure the sun for a time.

12 October Dashboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.9°C (14:52).  Minimum: 1.9°C (06:27).  Average temperature for the day: 7.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.8°C (14:57).  Low apparent temperature: -0.2°C (06:27)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 6.9 mph (17:57).
Highest gust speed: 9.8 mph (17:27), bearing 135 (SE)
Dominant wind bearing: 211 (SWbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1023.2Mb, minimum: 1019.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 91% (08:17), lowest 56% (16:22)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr