University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 16 Aug 2026 at time 1700 UTC

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CURRENT CONDITIONSEXTREMES and TOTALS since 0000 UTC
MaximumTime MinimumTime Total
UTC UTC
Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 24.8 25.4 1345 16.2 0518
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 17.7
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 12.6
Vapour pressure: hPa 14.6
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 47 63 0600 46 1640
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -0.1
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 18.4 19.0 1345 12.7 0345
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick
Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 30.2 46.2 1234 16.7 0014
Concrete temperature 31.3 41.0 1255 19.5 0454
Bare soil temperature 29.6 42.4 1254 17.1 0345
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: 26.2 26.2 1535 23.1 0649
10 cm soil temperature: 24.1 24.5 0001 22.8 0830
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 22.0 22.8 0014 22.0 1240
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 19.2 19.3 1645 19.2 0004
Lowest cloud base (ceilometer measurement)
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: metres 1664
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: feet 5459
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 2.4
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 100 1027 1231
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 11.39
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 3 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 102 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 16 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 16 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 18 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 98 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 443 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 389 n/a n/a
Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1016.7 1019.5 0044 1016.7 1655
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa -0.2
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa -0.8
Wind
10-metre wind direction: 253
10-metre wind speed: m/s 2.6
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 3.2 5.8
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.2
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.5

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