Thought I'd stepped into Butterfly World this morning,
it was that humid outside. It still is and I can see shreds
of 'steamy' stratus rising out of the trees. Pulses of heavy
rain, tropical style, which is perhaps not surprising given the
close proximity of T/S "Grace". One such pulse at about
0805Z, included some thick drizzle that briefly reduced
the visibility to within fog limits. Current ob:

SYNOP 06/0850Z
03/// 41040 81909 10173 20167 40059 57005 76365
887// 333 81701 84705 88708=

METAR
EG// 060850Z 19009KT 4000 RA FEW001 SCT005
OVC008 17/17 Q//// RERA REDZ YLO1=

Details:
wind... S by W, force 3.
visibility... 4000m (800m in heavy rain and drizzle earlier).
weather... moderate rain (ranging from slight drizzle to
heavy rain... misty throughout).
clouds... Stratus at several heights.
dry bulb... +17.3C.
dewpoint... +16.7C.
RH... 96%.
sea level pressure... 1005.9mb (slow fall).
rainfall last hour... 2.8mm.
rainfall last 12 hours... 13.9mm.
rainfall last 24 hours... 17.7mm.

beaufort letters (0750-0850Z)... crm,cDRf,cdorom,cRm,
cdom,crm.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)