This is the eighth day of the month to have recorded sleet or snow
falling which is more than our quota for an entire year but none has
settled.

Slight snow has been falling in the form of small flakes on and off
during the morning, although developing Cu mediocris cloud in the
last hour is producing a few larger ones together with snow pellets
1110-1120Z and 1145Z to present. Those pellets that land on my
car, roll off and crush onto the driveway. No effect on surfaces
and minimal on visibility.

A bitterly cold NNE'ly wind, though a number of sunny intervals
recently.

SYNOP 23/1150Z (current ob)
03/// 11465 70211 10014 21035 40216 52002 69901 78772 878//
333 85818 86645=

METAR
EG// 231150Z 02011KT 9999 -SHGS BKN018 BKN045 Q////
WHT=

Details:
wind... NNE, force 4.
visibility... 15km.
weather... slight showers of snow pellets and snow.
clouds... 5/8 Cu 1800ft, 6/8 Sc 4500ft.
dry bulb... +1.4C.
ice bulb... -0.5C.
dew point... -3.5C.
RH... 70%.
sea level pressure... 1021.6mb (rising slowly).
rainfall last hour... trace.
6 hour rainfall (0600-1200Z)... trace.

beaufort letters (1050-1150Z)... ciso,cphoso,cjp,cphoso.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl