University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 14 Jul 2026 at time 0030 UTC

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

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 16.7 17.2 0001 16.7 0030
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 15.2
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 14.0
Vapour pressure: hPa 16.0
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 84 84 0020 83 0001
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -1.1
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 15.1 15.3 0001 15.1 0025
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 16.0 16.9 0001 16.0 0030
Concrete temperature 18.0 18.2 0013 17.9 0003
Bare soil temperature 16.4 16.8 0001 16.4 0030

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: 24.0 24.2 0001 24.0 0025
10 cm soil temperature: 23.7 23.8 0001 23.7 0020
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 22.0 22.0 0004 22.0 0002
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 18.4 18.4 0003 18.4 0001

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 31949
Present weather No significant weather

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.0
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 -3 -3 0000
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.0
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 0 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 -3 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 -58 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -8 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 -6 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 385 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 333 n/a n/a

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1022.1 1022.3 0002 1022.1 0010
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa -0.3
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa 0.0

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 047
10-metre wind speed: m/s 2.2
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 3.8 5.8
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.8
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 2.5

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