1415Z

WSW F4 40km 1Cu030 4Ci200 +8.8/-2.0 1002
Cirrus S****atus

Max temp +9.3. Reading high perhaps due to siting, but bitterly cold, I
think not.

BBC South presenter at 1340 said a sunny afternoon, but bitterly cold.

Pleased to see that snow being reported up North and by Will.

Doubt that I will see anything here tonight.

Very little sympathy for the Met. Office, my former employer. Service from
them has been going steadily downhill for a number of years. IMHO it was a
mistake to close the Weather Centres. There are also too few observations
from manned stations. Good to see reports on the newsgroup though from so
many dedicated observers. I wonder if such reports are ever looked at by
M.O. presenters?

Eric Belton