University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 01 Jul 2025 at time 0020 UTC

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From time to time errors may arise which we will endeavour to correct as quickly as possible.

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

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 21.1 21.5 0007 21.0 0017
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 19.1
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 17.9
Vapour pressure: hPa 20.4
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 82 82 0020 80 0001
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -1.0
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 19.3 19.4 0005 19.2 0010
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 19.6 20.0 0004 18.4 0013
Concrete temperature 24.6 24.7 0001 24.5 0010
Bare soil temperature 20.3 20.3 0020 19.7 0012

Precipitation (mm)
Rainfall in past 5 minutes: 0.0
Rainfall in past hour: 0.0
Rainfall in past 3 hours: 0.0
Rainfall in past 6 hours: 0.0
Rainfall since 0000 UTC: 0.0

Soil temperatures under grass (ºC)
5 cm soil temperature: 23.5 23.6 0001 23.5 0005
10 cm soil temperature: 22.9 23.0 0001 22.9 0020
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 20.8 20.8 0002 20.8 0001
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 16.6 16.6 0002 16.6 0004

Lowest cloud base (ceilometer measurement)
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: metres n/a
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: feet n/a

Visibility and present weather (BIRAL SWS-250)
Visibility: metres n/a
Present weather n/a

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.0
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 -2 0002
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.0
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -2 0 0010
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 -2 -1 0004
Net irradiance: W/m2 -4 2 0016 -25 0004
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -8 -7 0000 -8 0002
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 -2 0 0004 -2 0017
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 -2 -2 0003 -4 0011
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 406 407 0005 405 0007
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 397 402 0016 379 0009

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1014.6 1014.7 0001 1014.6 0005
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa 0.0
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa +0.2

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 273
10-metre wind speed: m/s 0.7
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 1.3 1.3
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.2
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.4

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