Should the temperature remain below 0C until 0900Z
on the 1st, today will become the first ice day since
8th January 1997 in Romsey, nearly 12 years ago.

Travelling home from SE Wiltshire this afternoon, the
'frost line' was still around 300ft amsl... a real winter
wonderland with white trees, hedgerows and fields
above this line. Crossing the border into Hampshire,
most of the frost had gone except on the highest hills.

Current weather:

SYNOP 31/1750Z
03/// 31340 80607 11006 21018 40280 57005 70522
886// 333 11004 88707=

METAR
EG// 311750Z 06007KT 4000 HZ OVC007 M01/M02
Q//// GRN=

Details:
wind... NE by E, force 3.
visibility... 4000m.
weather... overcast with haze.
clouds... 8/8 ST base 700ft.
dry bulb... -0.6C.
dewpoint... -1.8C.
RH... 91%.
sea level pressure... 1028.0mb (falling slowly).
max temp today... -0.4C.

beaufort letters (1650-1750Z)... cz.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)