"Nigel Paice" wrote in message
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No rain yet but the wind is certainly making its presence felt,
felling a 30 foot tree along our road at 1230 Z. Fortunately, the
tree landed obliquely to the road which is only partially blocked.
Elsewhere, locally, some of the roads and pavements look
distinctly green with tree debris.

Current conditions a

SYNOP 07/1250Z
03/// 42675 80524 10190 20084 40065 57035 8118/
333 81840 85360 88467 90710 91144 91039=

METAR 07/1250Z
EG// 071250Z 05024G39KT 9999 FEW040 BKN100 OVC170
19/08 Q//// BLU=

Details:

wind... NE'ly force 6, gusts 7, isol gale 8 in last hour (44kt).
visibility... good at 25km.
weather... cloudy (sky looking darker to the south) + windy.
clouds... 1 okta Cu fractus base 4000ft.
5 oktas Ac castellanus+undulatus base 10000ft.
8 oktas As translucidus base 17000ft.
air temp... 19.0C.
dew point... 8.4C.
RH... 50%.
sea level pressure... 1006.5mb (falling).

beaufort letters... cy. (almost a 'u' for ugly, threatening sky).

another report later (probably).

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)


ROad near me in Gravesend Kent unpassable due to the local council muppets
felling a tree which has crashed the wrong way in the high winds

Hee Hee