The 21mm of rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours was
shared equally between the long period of moderate rain
yesterday afternoon and the following heavy overnight
showers. Exactly 100mm for November so far, already
our wettest month of 2010 at this stage.

SYNOP 18/0900Z (current ob)
03/// 41265 71805 10092 20084 40026 52003 72582 84832
333 81704 83635 86072 96015=

METAR
EG// 180850Z 18005KT 9999 FEW004 FEW015TCU
SCT035 BKN220 09/08 Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... S, force 2.
visibility... 15km.
weather... cloudy with distant showers (recent slight
shower stopped at 0755Z).
clouds... 1/8 St 400ft, 1/8 Cu con 1500ft, 3/8 Sc 3500ft,
1/8 Sc 6000ft, 2/8 Ac 18000ft, 6/8 Ci 22000ft.
dry bulb... +9.2C.
dewpoint... +8.4C.
RH... 95%.
sea level pressure... 1002.6mb (rising slowly).
24 hour max temp... +9.6C.
24 hour min temp... +6.6C.
rainfall last hour... trace.
24 hour rainfall (17/0900-18/0900Z)... 21.1mm.

beaufort letters (0750-0850Z)... cpro,c,cjp.

Nigel (Romsy, Hampshire)
40m amsl

"Nigel Paice" wrote ...
The 21mm of rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours was
shared equally between the long period of moderate rain
yesterday afternoon and the following heavy overnight
showers. Exactly 100mm for November so far, already
our wettest month of 2010 at this stage.
Nigel (Romsy, Hampshire)
40m amsl

.... Nigel, did you get that single 'crack' of cloud-to-cloud activity
last night around 2335Z? It was very clear, just the single event
(circa 5 seconds, close-by to judge by the clarity), and looking at
the sferics here ...

http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/el...i_dag_na.html?

most of the activity on this air-mass trough was out over the Channel.
Moderate rain between 23Z & 01Z (approx.), with short period heavy
rain about 10 minutes after the thunder noted above.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...
"Nigel Paice" wrote ...
The 21mm of rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours was
shared equally between the long period of moderate rain
yesterday afternoon and the following heavy overnight
showers. Exactly 100mm for November so far, already
our wettest month of 2010 at this stage.
Nigel (Romsy, Hampshire)
40m amsl

... Nigel, did you get that single 'crack' of cloud-to-cloud activity last
night around 2335Z? It was very clear, just the single event (circa 5
seconds, close-by to judge by the clarity), and looking at the sferics
here ...

http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/el...i_dag_na.html?

most of the activity on this air-mass trough was out over the Channel.
Moderate rain between 23Z & 01Z (approx.), with short period heavy rain
about 10 minutes after the thunder noted above.

Martin.


--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023


Martin,

Pardon me for the late reply. I have this habit of going
onto the computer, slapping on an observation without
reading anything and then leaving the pc. Much depends
on family/work commitments as to when I get to read at
leisure. I do try to muscle in when there is interesting
weather about!

No thunder was detected here by me or others in the
neighbourhood (walking the dog is ideal for gleaning
gossip). I was up and about until midnight that night.
Had I'd ventured outside at the right moment, I might
have heard thunder, or more likely being after dark,
seen a flash in your direction.

Nigel

"Nigel Paice" wrote in message
...

"Martin Rowley" wrote in
message ...
"Nigel Paice" wrote ...
The 21mm of rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours was
shared equally between the long period of moderate rain
yesterday afternoon and the following heavy overnight
showers. Exactly 100mm for November so far, already
our wettest month of 2010 at this stage.
Nigel (Romsy, Hampshire)
40m amsl

... Nigel, did you get that single 'crack' of cloud-to-cloud
activity last night around 2335Z? It was very clear, just the
single event (circa 5 seconds, close-by to judge by the clarity),
and looking at the sferics here ...

http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/el...i_dag_na.html?

most of the activity on this air-mass trough was out over the
Channel. Moderate rain between 23Z & 01Z (approx.), with short
period heavy rain about 10 minutes after the thunder noted above.

Martin.


--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023


Martin,

Pardon me for the late reply. I have this habit of going
onto the computer, slapping on an observation without
reading anything and then leaving the pc. Much depends
on family/work commitments as to when I get to read at
leisure. I do try to muscle in when there is interesting
weather about!

No thunder was detected here by me or others in the
neighbourhood (walking the dog is ideal for gleaning
gossip). I was up and about until midnight that night.
Had I'd ventured outside at the right moment, I might
have heard thunder, or more likely being after dark,
seen a flash in your direction.

Nigel



.... thanks Nigel: an isolated oddity.

Martin.



--
Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023