"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :

0850z NNE F2-3 10km -HZ 5Ci300 18.8/14.5 1029.1
RMK: Patches of St earlier this morning with vis around
5km. Surprised at how light the wind was on my walk to
the top of the Downs, though it does seem to be picking
up again now. COTRA.

1150z ENE F2-3 25km 3Ci250 5Ci300 25.4/14.0 1028.0
RMK: Dense tufts of Ci showing marked vertical sheer,
which I've characterised as the lower stuff. Segment of
22deg halo visible, faint but coloured, near zenith.

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m