A quite different type of morning than of late. Gone is the
weekend sunshine, replaced by overcast skies, rain and a
cool southerly wind.

SYNOP 27/0850Z
03/// 41356 81816 10095 20081 49952 58025 76366
8752/ 333 83707 86615 88540 91026 90710 91126=

METAR
EG// 270850Z 18016G26KT 6000 RA SCT007 BKN015
OVC040 10/08 Q//// GRN=

Details:
wind... S, force 5.
visibility... 6km.
weather... continuous moderate rain.
clouds... 3/8 St base 700ft, 6/8 Sc base 1500ft,
8/8 Ns base 4000ft.
dry bulb... +9.5C.
dewpoint... +8.1C.
RH... 91%.
sea level pressure... 995.2mb (falling more quickly).
max temp yesterday... +14.4C.
min temp last night... +6.9C.
rainfall last hour... 1.5mm.
rainfall (26/0900-27/0900Z)... 6.6mm.

beaufort letters (0750-0850Z)... crr.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl

Sudden wind veer at 0940Z from S to W with consequent
drop in speed. The temperature fell by 1.5C and most of
the low cloud soon cleared off. We're left with Altostratus
translucidus, through which the sun is visible but it continues
to rain. Moderate rain eased to slight around 1100Z.

SYNOP 27/0850Z
03/// 41356 81816 10095 20081 49952 58025 76366
8752/ 333 83707 86615 88540 91026 90710 91126=
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SYNOP 27/1150Z (current ob)
03/// 11465 82406 10088 20072 49957 50005 60091
76166 8271/ 333 82710 88458=

METAR
EG// 271150Z 24006KT 9999 -RA FEW010 OVC080
09/07 Q//// RERA BLU=

Details:
wind... SW by W, force 2.
visibility... 15km.
weather... slight rain, continuous.
clouds... 2/8 St base 1000ft, 1/8 Sc base 3000ft,
8/8 As base 8000ft.
dry bulb... +8.8C.
dewpoint... +7.2C.
RH... 89%.
sea level pressure... 995.7mb (trend variable but higher
than 3 hour ago).
rainfall last hour... 0.3mm.
rainfall (0600-1200Z)... 8.7mm.

beaufort letters (1050-1150Z)... crr,cro.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl

On course for our lowest max of the month so far, peaking
at +10.8C. The rain eventually petered out at 1320Z, only
for showers to pass through hard on its heels. Slight shower
of small hail here from 1458Z to 1500Z but heavier hail at
Southampton railway station around 1520Z according to
No.1 daughter.

SYNOP 27/0850Z
03/// 41356 81816 10095 20081 49952 58025 76366
8752/ 333 83707 86615 88540 91026 90710 91126=
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SYNOP 27/1150Z
03/// 11465 82406 10088 20072 49957 50005 60091
76166 8271/ 333 82710 88458=
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SYNOP 27/1750Z (current ob)
03/// 11475 62306 10089 20054 49960 55000 60092
71586 82863 333 10108 82818 84357=

METAR
EG// 271750Z 23006KT 9999 FEW018 SCT070 09/05
Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 2.
visibility... 25km.
weather... mostly cloudy (showers to SW and N).
clouds... 2/8 Cu base 1800ft, 1/8 Sc base 4000ft,
4/8 Ac base 7000ft, 1/8 Ac base 12000ft,
2/8 Ci (detached Cb tops) at 20000ft.
dry bulb... +8.9C.
dewpoint... +5.4C.
RH... 79%.
sea level pressure... 996.0mb (slow fall then slow rise).
rainfall last hour... 0.0mm.
rainfall (0600-1800Z)... 9.3mm.

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

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl