Gale no 2 of March 2008 ceased at 0720Z.
Storm alarm went off at 0140Z (yawn).
Currently:

SYNOP 100850Z
03/// 41480 52309 10049 20024 49695 55000
72166 82572 333 81712 84460 90710 91137=

METAR
EG// 100850Z 23009KT 9999 FEW012 SCT100
05/02 Q//// RERA BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 3 (was S, gale 8 just 90 mins ago).
visibility... 30km.
weather... partly cloudy after rain (sun now shining).
clouds... 1/8 ST, 2/8 SC, 2/8 AC, 4/8 AS, 1/8 CI.
dry bulb... +4.9C.
dewpoint... +2.4C.
RH... 84%.
sea level pressure... 969.5mb (falling then rising).
rainfall last hour... 1.0mm.
rainfall last 24 hours... 19.4mm (includes 2.7mm in a
heavy hail shower yesterday).
min temp last night... +4.0C.

beaufort letters (0750-0850Z)... cr,cro,bc.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)