University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 06 Mar 2026 at time 1430 UTC

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CURRENT CONDITIONSEXTREMES and TOTALS since 0000 UTC
MaximumTime MinimumTime Total
UTC UTC

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 7.6 9.1 0243 7.1 0804
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 7.3
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 7.1
Vapour pressure: hPa 10.1
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 96 96 0005 89 0858
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -0.1
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 7.3 8.5 0243 6.0 0804
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 8.5 14.2 1023 2.3 0328
Concrete temperature 10.0 13.2 1207 7.2 0333
Bare soil temperature 8.5 11.8 1206 5.8 0041

Precipitation (mm)
Rainfall in past 5 minutes: 0.4
Rainfall in past hour: 1.4
Rainfall in past 3 hours: 1.6
Rainfall in past 6 hours: 1.6
Rainfall since 0000 UTC: 1.6

Soil temperatures under grass (ºC)
5 cm soil temperature: 9.7 9.7 0001 9.2 0520
10 cm soil temperature: 9.3 9.6 0001 9.1 0624
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 9.1 9.3 0001 9.1 1012
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 9.0 9.0 0004 9.0 0005

Lowest cloud base (ceilometer measurement)
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: metres None detected
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: feet None detected

Visibility and present weather (BIRAL SWS-250)
Visibility: metres 4404
Present weather Moderate Rain

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.0
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 42 190 1022
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 2.37
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 3 1256
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 42 190 1022
Net irradiance: W/m2 19 138 1020 -33 0301
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 3 7 1224 -9 0044
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 6 40 1022 -2 0018
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 40 190 1022 -5 0315
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 347 353 1212 332 0038
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 350 354 0137 301 0308

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1023.0 1023.2 1158 1016.3 0010
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa +0.3
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa -0.1

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 034
10-metre wind speed: m/s 1.6
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 3.0 6.0
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.0
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.4

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