University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 11 Jul 2025 at time 0310 UTC

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

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 15.7 20.2 0001 15.7 0310
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 14.8
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 14.1
Vapour pressure: hPa 16.1
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 90 90 0310 71 0003
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -2.1
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 14.9 17.2 0001 14.9 0257
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 11.5 18.1 0026 11.2 0301
Concrete temperature 18.8 22.7 0003 18.6 0301
Bare soil temperature 14.2 18.0 0007 14.1 0302

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: 21.6 22.7 0001 21.6 0310
10 cm soil temperature: 21.6 22.2 0001 21.6 0305
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 20.2 20.2 0310 20.0 0001
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 16.9 16.9 0003 16.9 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 45844
Present weather Drizzle in last hour

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.0
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 -2 -3 0000
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.0
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 -3 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 -26 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -16 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 -3 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 372 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 348 n/a n/a

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1021.8 1021.8 0001 1021.6 0115
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa +0.2
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa 0.0

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 000
10-metre wind speed: m/s 0.0
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 0.0 2.4
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.4
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.9

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