University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 08 Aug 2025 at time 0520 UTC

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

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 13.9 16.5 0001 13.5 0419
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 13.1
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 12.4
Vapour pressure: hPa 14.4
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 91 91 0435 77 0001
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC +0.3
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 13.2 14.4 0003 12.8 0423
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 12.9 15.8 0002 10.9 0416
Concrete temperature 15.3 17.6 0005 14.7 0441
Bare soil temperature 14.0 15.9 0003 12.8 0425

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: 18.4 19.4 0002 18.4 0505
10 cm soil temperature: 18.4 19.0 0001 18.4 0510
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 18.4 18.4 0004 18.4 0003
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 17.0 17.0 0003 17.0 0002

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 28609
Present weather No significant weather

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.1
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 34 35 0520
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.04
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 35 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 -20 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -19 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 7 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 33 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 370 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 330 n/a n/a

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1018.2 1018.2 0519 1015.8 0001
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa +1.1
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa +1.8

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 271
10-metre wind speed: m/s 1.2
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 1.8 5.0
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.9
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.4

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