University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 08 Oct 2025 at time 0740 UTC

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CURRENT CONDITIONSEXTREMES and TOTALS since 0000 UTC
MaximumTime MinimumTime Total
UTC UTC
Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 13.4 13.4 0740 12.4 0001
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 12.2
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 11.3
Vapour pressure: hPa 13.4
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 88 90 0305 86 0002
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC +0.5
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 12.2 12.3 0730 11.2 0005
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick
Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 16.3 16.3 0740 12.0 0040
Concrete temperature 14.7 14.7 0740 13.0 0158
Bare soil temperature 14.5 14.5 0740 12.0 0200
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: 14.1 14.3 0001 14.1 0329
10 cm soil temperature: 13.9 14.2 0001 13.9 0535
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 14.1 14.2 0004 14.1 0211
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 14.4 14.4 0005 14.4 0003
Lowest cloud base (ceilometer measurement)
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: metres 549
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: feet 1801
Visibility and present weather (BIRAL SWS-250)
Visibility: metres 45989
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 55 55 0738
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.11
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -2 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 55 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 46 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -3 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 8 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 54 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 373 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 375 n/a n/a
Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1023.9 1024.2 0001 1023.0 0404
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa +0.4
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa +0.7
Wind
10-metre wind direction: 258
10-metre wind speed: m/s 1.3
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 2.7 3.2
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 0.7
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 1.1

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