Bursts of heavy rain 2055-2110Z and 2130-2145Z, are
accompanied by a strong and gusty southerly wind. The
pressure fell by 3.5mb in one hour ending 2050Z. It's
wild out there...

SYNOP 17/2150Z
03/// 41450 81928 10089 20075 49945 57075 76366
8752/ 333 84710 86620 88540 91046 90710 91146=

METAR
EG// 172150Z 19028G46KT 5000 RA SCT010 BKN020
OVC040 09/08 Q//// RERA GRN=

Details:
wind... S by W, force 7 (recent gust to gale force).
visibility... 5000m (reduced to 2500m in heavy rain).
weather... continuous rain, moderate.
clouds... ST, SC and NS.
dry bulb... +8.9C.
dewpoint... +7.5C.
RH... 91%.
sea level pressure... 994.5mb (falling 7.5mb last 3 hours).
max temp today... +9.2C.
rainfall last hour... 4.1mm.
rainfall (0900-2200Z)... 4.9mm.

beaufort letters (2050-2150Z)... cr,cR,cr,cR,cr.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:07:44 -0000, "Nigel Paice"
wrote:

Bursts of heavy rain 2055-2110Z and 2130-2145Z, are
accompanied by a strong and gusty southerly wind. The
pressure fell by 3.5mb in one hour ending 2050Z. It's
wild out there...

Very similar here at Hilton - the front passed a little after 2100:it
seems to have quietened down at the moment though there is quite a
roar up in the trees behind me. Looking at the radar I get the
impression showers will pepper the North Cornwall coast, across north
Devon and into Somerset but we will see!
R