Frosted Earth

Sunday 23rd September 2018.

Mostly cloudy with rain at times AM- cool and  windy PM.

 Dry and bright Monday.

It is going to be a chilly day with some moderate rain spreading east across the region and by early afternoon the wind will increase from the north with gusts to 35 mph as the rain moves away making it feel very cool. There will be some sunshine later but it will not do too much for the temperature with 13C or 14C the max. Ovenight the wind will tend to die down and the sky clear especially west of London and this will mean it turning very chilly at 3C to 5C. Even a touch of grass frost by dawn in the most prone valleys and hollows.

It will be dry and sunny on Monday under the influence of a strong rise in air pressure. Still rather chilly aand a cold Monday night likely with some grass frost possible.

 For many it was the driest June for at least over 100 years. Storrington in West Sussex had just 1mm of rain. It was drier still in north Surrey and south London. No measurable rain fell in the first 26 days of July in Storrington and it reached 39 consecutive rainless days here. 15 days is counted as a drought. In 57 consecutive days there was just 1mm of rain. July could well be for many the warmest of any month in their records beating July 2006 or August 1995 and July 1983.

Weather eye issue 38.  It is a 30th anniversary edition with much about the 1987 storm and also about the Jan '87 snows plus now 71 years ago when we endured a severe 1947 winter.  

Frosted Earth has now moved to Storrington in Sussex which is why the site had not been updated so frequently but should be better now. It was a very hectic time for us. Weather eye issue 39 has been delayed but I am now working on it and it is about three quarters complete and I will be doing several pages a day this coming week. The Weather station in Coulsdon has shut down after 39 years of recording but Chipstead Valley will continue. A new station has now been set up at Storrington in West Sussex. Subscribers will receive more details soon. Phone number is now 01903 741478.

Frosted Earth would like to point out that due to that new regulations on protection of your personal data comes into force today. Frosted Earth holds only data necessary for posting out Weather eye magazines and corresponding with subscribers. No subscribers' personal data is given to any third party. Any subscriber who decides not to continue with Weather eye has his or her details deleted. Subscribers can contact Frosted Earth at any time about the above or weather matters and we assume that if we do not hear anything to the contrary you are all happy for us to keep sending Weather eye to you.

For a weekly  forecast see page 3 Forecast Section.

 Ian's eye on the Weather. A daily chat.

 Grass has turned to straw here at Shoreham in West Sussex.There had been no rain in July until the 27th and only about half a millimetre in June.No rain has fallen on 39 successive days.

Virtually no rain fell in June. Here in Storrington only a millimetre has been measured but quite a few localities have only recorded half this.We would normally expect around 50mm. Two years ago I recorded in Coulsdon 143mm and this was the wettest June since 1903! Remember though by convention any rainfall up to 10.00 hrs on the 1st of the month during  BST is included into the previous month's total.

 A good idea for a present this New Year is a pack of Weather eye magazines. Special New Year offering of a pack of issues worth £22 for just £5 and £3 post and packing. A great gift and a good  read. Includes the latest issue. Issue 38 is complete and is now out. 

Listen out for me on Sunday 1st September on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, just after 0945 hrs on the 'Dig It' show giving a look back on August's weather and a forecast ahead for the whole of September. 

 Have you tried Weather eye magazine. Give it a go. I will send you the latest issue post free and at a reduced price of £2.50- that's got to be a bargain.

See Also  'On This Day'  in the Publications section.