A fairly bright day so far as the sun tries to cast shadows
through the translucent AS sheet, out of which we have
light rain. The first spots were noticed over an hour ago
at 1240Z, a balancing act taking place between dry and
damp surfaces as the rain cannot quite overcome the
heat in the ground. Currently:

SYNOP 20/1350Z
03/// 41580 82210 10166 20106 40185 50000 76062
8281/ 333 82825 88459=

METAR
EG// 201350Z 22010KT 9999 -RA FEW025 OVC090
17/11 Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 3.
visibility... 30km.
weather... intermittent slight rain.
clouds... 2/8 CU base 2500ft, 1/8 SC at 5000ft,
8/8 AS at 9000ft.
dry bulb... +16.6C.
dewpoint... +10.6C.
RH... 68%.
sea level pressure... 1018.5mb (slight rise then fall)
rainfall last hour... trace.
rainfall since 0900Z... trace.

beaufort letters (1250-1350Z)... cro,ciro.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)