Frosted Earth

Thursday 19th September 2019.

A fine day with a little cloud coming and going with a fairly gentle wind as the air pressure is high currently at 1031 millibars (hPa). The temperature will reach 20C after a chilly start but may exceed 21C in the London area. Tonight clear periods and cooling down but could well be a little milder than previous nights and fall to 7C or 8C.   However the stage will be set for a warm Friday with the wind coming in more from the south and the temperature up to 23C or more. Warmer still on Saturday but make the most of the present settled spell as there is some unsettled and potentially wet conditions coming in from the west later in the Weekend and during next week.

Issue 1 came out in 1998. See below for the latest front cover of issue 39-The Singing Ringing Tree, a culpture that reacts to the wind.

Weather eye makes a good present - why not send a gift pack to any interested friend or relative for a birthday.  

Frosted Earth has now moved to Storrington in Sussex.  Weather eye issue 40 I am now working on

I am currently working on Issue 40. It is proceeding rather slowly though as sadly a number of my key contributors have passed away this year. They were the lifeblood of Weather eye and will be sadly missed. 

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. Phone number is now 01903 741478.

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For a weekly  forecast see page 3 Forecast Section.

Ian's eye on the Weather. A daily chat for Aug 10th 2019.

 I recorded a wind gust of 60 mph early evening on Saturday 10th August at Rottingdean, just east of Brighton. Huge seas were pounding the walls of the Brighton Marina.

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 Above: A circumzenithal arc above the Sussex coast on Saturday 24th August 2019. It is caused by refraction of sunlight through cirrus cloud to give an upside rainbow effect.

The first issue of Weather eye in 1998.

A good idea for a present this New Year is a pack of Weather eye magazines. A pack of issues worth £22 for just £6 and £3 post and packing. A great gift and a good  read. Includes the latest issue. Tel-01903 741478.

Listen out for me on Sunday 29th September 2019 on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, just after 0945 hrs on the 'Dig It' show giving a look back on September's weather and a forecast ahead for the whole of October. 

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.

The Singing Ringing Tree, Burnley Lancashire. This is the front cover of Weather eye issue 39. 

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

The Coming Week from 

Weather Centre

The Chipstead Valley weather station lies within a dry, chalkland valley on the dip slope of the North Downs. The valley is around 60 metres deep.

Read about the Chipstead Valley Station

On This Day- Sept 9th 1898 

 The temperature exceeded 32C at Geldeston (Norfolk) and  Margate(Kent) in what was a very warm month.  In London there were 10 days above 26.7C (80F).

A brilliant aurora was seen from a number of places from Burgess Hill in Sussex to Carlisle on the edge of the Lake District. The aurora ([Latin for dawn) is caused by the entry into the high atmosphere of charged solar particles.

 In 2002 a 121mm of rain was measured at Swanage,  Dorset in 2002 as a vigorous low moves north over southern England. Strong winds in its wake gave over 50 mph gusts.

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