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.


Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Cloud again and some heavy showers

Cloudy this morning, and whilst the sun made some fleeting appearances throughout the day, gradually rain moved in, including some heavy bursts just at rush hour.

Still cold, with no sign in the forecast that it'll change any time soon.

By evening, the showers died but there was still an active sky, sunshine lighting the clouds creating a fiery spectacle.
27 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 14.7°C (13:49).  Minimum: 7.1°C (00:34).  Average temperature for the day: 10.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 12.7°C (13:49).  Low apparent temperature: 4.0°C (00:19)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 12.7mph (23:04).
Highest gust speed: 15.9mph (23:49), bearing 0 (N)
Dominant wind bearing: 252 (WSW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1030.7Mb, minimum: 1015.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (23:04), lowest 57% (13:59)

Rainfall
Total for today: 4.8mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 2.4mm/hr (17:04)

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Bright start, cloudy and breezy later

Bright and sunny start, a little chilly perhaps, but every sign of a nice day.  Cloud built up from late morning and temperatures stayed low, but even though the wind picked up toward the end of the day there was no rain.
26 May Dahboard

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.2°C (08:59).  Minimum: 7.5°C (23:59).  Average temperature for the day: 10.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.2°C (08:59).  Low apparent temperature: 3.9°C (23:29)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.4mph (19:24).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (19:14), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 275 (W)

Pressure
Maximum: 1030.8Mb, minimum: 1025.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (01:24), lowest 59% (16:39)

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

Monday, 25 May 2015

Dry but cloudy and cold wind

Dry all day, but very little sunshine and we're still subjected to cold northwesterly winds that are still taking several degrees off the temperature.
25 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 12.5°C (18:09).  Minimum: 7.8°C (01:59).  Average temperature for the day: 10.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.9°C (18:14).  Low apparent temperature: 4.8°C (22:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 11.1mph (17:59).
Highest gust speed: 15.2mph (20:24), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 263 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.4Mb, minimum: 1022.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (05:19), lowest 68% (17:34)

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

Sunday, 24 May 2015

Rain clearing but cool

Wet overnight, slowly clearing during the morning to leave a dry afternoon, some sunshine but feeling chilly in a keen northwesterly breeze.
24 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 13.3°C (13:44).  Minimum: 8.9°C (23:44).  Average temperature for the day: 10.9°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.4°C (04:14).  Low apparent temperature: 5.6°C (21:44)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 16.8mph (14:34).
Highest gust speed: 19.7mph (15:24), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 259 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.0Mb, minimum: 1021.2Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (09:19), lowest 55% (16:19)

Rainfall
Total for today: 2.4mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.8mm/hr (07:19)

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Bright and pleasant

Dry today with some sunshine, a little warmer and feeling more like you'd expect in late spring.
23 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 17.8°C (14:09).  Minimum: 7.8°C (00:29).  Average temperature for the day: 12.5°C
Highest apparent temperature: 16.4°C (14:09).  Low apparent temperature: 5.9°C (00:04)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.0mph (13:14).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (14:54), bearing 202 (SSW)
Dominant wind bearing: 256 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.9Mb, minimum: 1026.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 86% (03:44), lowest 58% (16:29)

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

Friday, 22 May 2015

Cloudy and cool again

Following a similar theme of late, today was generally dry but cloudy and cool, with a cloud cover that refused to break up.
22 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 13.1°C (15:14).  Minimum: 8.0°C (23:29).  Average temperature for the day: 11.4°C
Highest apparent temperature: 11.4°C (15:34).  Low apparent temperature: 5.4°C (23:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 11.2mph (13:09).
Highest gust speed: 13.6mph (16:34), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 293 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.3Mb, minimum: 1027.1Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (12:14), lowest 74% (00:04)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (20:39)

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Slightly warmer but still cool

A dry day, still breezy, but with the wind slightly further to the south temperatures were a little higher.  Some cloud but also spells of sunshine.
21 May Dashboard
Temperature 
Maximum: 13.5°C (16:04).  Minimum: 8.0°C (00:54).  Average temperature for the day: 10.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.4°C (23:09).  Low apparent temperature: 4.4°C (08:19)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.0mph (13:14).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (14:54), bearing 202 (SSW)
Dominant wind bearing: 256 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.9Mb, minimum: 1026.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 86% (03:44), lowest 58% (16:29)

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