At 9:30AM in north west London a moderate shower went through. Then the sky
cleared. Through the afternoon, as a glider pilot, I couldn't help but
wonder if it was looking slightly soarable as the cu's bubbled. The Lasham
Weather Station (http://www.lashamweather.co.uk) estimated a cloudbase of
2000 feet - not bad for the time of year. Shame the gliding club is closed
on xmas day or I'd have gone there to take to the air to investigate any
thermals... :P

The dew point is below 0C now and skies are clear as the sunset-redden cu's
slowly dissipate so I expect a cold night ahead over here. Although on the
northern and northeastern horizon there is a lot more cloud, possibly a
layer.

-Mike

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in
message ...
What an absolutely gorgeous day it has been in this part of the country.
We've been walking in the Chess Valley for much of the day. In strong sun
this afternoon it was almost uncomfortably warm although the temperature
was only about 6C. There was quite a bit of Cu development and one or two
of the tops were starting to glaciate. It's possible that there was the
odd shower in the area. The temperature is starting to fall away now (4.8C
at 1340z).

Looking forward to the turkey and all the trimmings this evening!

Merry Christmas to all.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
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England