29/9 Same again!

Colours in the sky over Redeemer School

Yet more sunshine today as we remain well and truly underneath a large area of high pressure,  There was a slight change early on though as there was a thin layer of high cloud around at dawn.  Even so, the sun could always be seen and as it climbed, the cloud became insignificant.

It's quite cold early on now, though the temperature rose quickly, peaking this time slightly less but still a respectable 16.5°C.  Dry again, and with lighter winds today, feeling very pleasant, though the temperature dropped quickly after sunset.

Temperature 
Maximum: 16.5°C (12:42).  Minimum: 6.5°C (07:32).  Average temperature for the day: 11.5°C
Highest apparent temperature: 15.8°C (12:42).  Low apparent temperature: 4.8°C (07:52)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 4.5mph (12:27).
Highest gust speed: 5.4mph (12:22), bearing 0 (N)
Dominant wind bearing: 331 (NWbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1037.2Mb, minimum: 1035.3Mb

Humidity
Highest: 91% (08:52), lowest 63% (14:57)

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

28/9 Sunny again!

Another cool night but no sign of the frost it was suggested we may have. If you got up at around 3am, you'd have seen a 'blood moon': a lunar eclipse where the red portion of sunlight is refracted through the Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon's surface, but other wavelengths are not. There's been many images posted online of the phenomenon, but not by me, despite the ideal viewing conditions (unusually for us...), in my view 3 o'clock is a time best appreciated in the afternoons.

Anyway, the weather... Another virtually cloudless day, again just whisps of cirrus and vapour trails blemishing a perfect blue sky on another dry and warm day, with a slightly stronger breeze throughout.

And another unusual phenomena in the evening: the thin cirrus clouds created for a time a vivid circumzenithal arc, a kind of upside-down rainbow, which again created a stir online. Whilst striking, and this one was indeed a particularly good example, these are not actually that uncommon, appearing when there's thin cirrus in the sky and the sun is at a fairly shallow angle.

Unfortunately I just had my phone with me and only captured the end of the show as the arc shrunk back to a coloured circle. (Note the bright spot in the trees in this photo is lens flare)

Temperature 
Maximum: 17.5°C (12:35).  Minimum: 5.8°C (06:54).  Average temperature for the day: 11.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 16.5°C (16:57).  Low apparent temperature: 4.5°C (06:54)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 8.7mph (11:42).
Highest gust speed: 9.8mph (12:03), bearing 90 (E)
Dominant wind bearing: 349 (NbW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1037.2Mb, minimum: 1034.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 92% (09:39), lowest 59% (12:41)

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

27/9 Sunny throughout

A cool start but clear skies meant the sun got to work, bringing pleasant Autumn temperatures under perfect cloudless skies. Only whisps of cirrus and lengthy vapour trails were visible throughout the day. The clear conditions persisted into the night, perfect for viewing the 'supermoon', a large full moon almost at perigee, the closest it gets to Earth in its elliptical orbit.

Temperature 
Maximum: 17.4°C (12:38).  Minimum: 4.2°C (07:18).  Average temperature for the day: 9.9°C
Highest apparent temperature: 16.3°C (12:43).  Low apparent temperature: 2.6°C (07:18)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 4.8mph (13:13).
Highest gust speed: 6.0mph (13:58), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 321 (NWbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1036.1Mb, minimum: 1030.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 90% (08:48), lowest 54% (12:43)

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

26/9 A fine day but with stubborn cloud cover

A clear and cold start without a cloud, but during the morning a layer of convection cloud developed, which pegged back the temperatures and spoiled what would have been a lovely day.  At the coast in Southport, where we spent the day, there was much more sunshine, just a scattering of fair weather cloud for a time.  Back at Oakdale, by evening the cloud thinned and broke, leaving clear skies, giving a good view of the almost-full "supermoon", and allowing temperatures to fall.

Temperature 
Maximum: 16.3°C (15:08).  Minimum: 6.4°C (08:03).  Average temperature for the day: 11.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 15.5°C (15:28).  Low apparent temperature: 5.2°C (04:38)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 3.8mph (13:38).
Highest gust speed: 3.8mph (12:48), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 313 (NW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1030.9Mb, minimum: 1026.1Mb

Humidity
Highest: 92% (09:33), lowest 54% (16:18)

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

25/9 Cloudy but improving throughout

An all but dry day, still quite cloudy and still a breeze too, but the cloud cover began to thin during the afternoon so that by evening there were some good clear spells.  Pressure is climbing steadily and a good weekend is forecast.

Temperature 
Maximum: 14.6°C (12:28).  Minimum: 9.7°C (02:38).  Average temperature for the day: 11.3°C
Highest apparent temperature: 11.6°C (14:08).  Low apparent temperature: 7.5°C (02:23)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 10.6mph (13:48).
Highest gust speed: 15.2mph (13:48), bearing 225 (SW)
Dominant wind bearing: 240 (SWbW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1026.2Mb, minimum: 1014.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 85% (02:03), lowest 59% (12:33)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (10:18)

24/9 Heavy showers drying later

Some heavy showers during the night, gradually easing during the morning, leaving a dry afternoon. Still generally overcast with some dark clouds and a stiff breeze, but pressure is on the rise and a fine settled spell is forecast for the weekend.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.3°C (15:13).  Minimum: 8.7°C (08:33).  Average temperature for the day: 11.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 11.8°C (00:03).  Low apparent temperature: 6.6°C (08:23)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 14.4mph (12:13).
Highest gust speed: 17.4mph (12:03), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 292 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1014.9Mb, minimum: 1006.2Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (00:28), lowest 66% (15:23)

Rainfall
Total for today: 12.9mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 4.5mm/hr (04:08)

23/9 Fine and dry start but rain later

Starting dry and fine with plenty of blue sky and a noticeable chill in the air.  Cloud building throughout the morning, enough to bring several showers during the afternoon and again into the evening.  Staying cool throughout.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.9°C (12:18).  Minimum: 8.3°C (06:33).  Average temperature for the day: 11.8°C
Highest apparent temperature: 13.1°C (20:08).  Low apparent temperature: 5.8°C (07:18)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 8.1mph (11:43).
Highest gust speed: 9.2mph (00:43), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 239 (SWbW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1009.4Mb, minimum: 1006.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 89% (21:48), lowest 65% (13:13)

Rainfall
Total for today: 3.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 2.1mm/hr (17:08)