From about 1500Z yesterday, drizzle and mist were the
dominant theme with two periods of fog, 1530-1630Z
and 2015-2245Z. This morning we have more gloom
accompanied by moderate rain.

The air temperature has fallen from a mild feeling +7.6C
yesterday evening to its present +3.9C... cold rain!

SYNOP 06/0850Z (current ob)
03/// 41245 80705 10039 20035 49929 57002 76366 8552/
333 81703 85620 88550=

METAR
EG// 060850Z 07005KT 4500 RA FEW003 BKN020
OVC050 04/04 Q//// GRN=

Details:
wind... ENE, force 2.
visibility... 4500m.
weather... continuous moderate rain.
clouds... 1/8 St at 300ft, 5/8 Sc at 2000ft, 8/8 Ns at 5000ft.
dry bulb... +3.9C.
dewpoint... +3.5C.
RH... 97%.
sea level pressure... 992.9mb (slight fall).
max temp (05/0900-06/0900Z)... +7.6C.
min temp (05/0900-06/0900Z)... +3.9C.
rainfall last hour... 1.5mm.
24 hour rainfall (05/0900-06/0900Z)... 5.5mm.

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

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl

On 06/01/2011 12:07, Nigel Paice wrote:
We might not quite be into day darkness territory but I do
wonder whether the sun has risen today. After a short spell
of slight rain, the present session of moderate rain has lasted
just shy of two hours, almost heavy at around 1100Z.

.... (06/1315Z): a bit further west of you - rain has been moderate, isol
heavy, since 0945Z, currently back to slight and the cloud colour is a
little less dark-grey; rainfall since 09Z = 12 mm.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
Location: West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...
On 06/01/2011 12:07, Nigel Paice wrote:
We might not quite be into day darkness territory but I do
wonder whether the sun has risen today. After a short spell
of slight rain, the present session of moderate rain has lasted
just shy of two hours, almost heavy at around 1100Z.

... (06/1315Z): a bit further west of you - rain has been moderate, isol
heavy, since 0945Z, currently back to slight and the cloud colour is a
little less dark-grey; rainfall since 09Z = 12 mm.

Martin.


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

The clouds quickly parted and the sun burst through
before the rain stopped at 1500Z. Did something
similar happen in down your way, Martin and break
the sunless drought at Hurn? A few 'globs' of snow
(for the want of a better description) occurred during
the final moderate phase around 1415Z.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)

On 06/01/2011 17:41, Nigel Paice wrote:
snip

The clouds quickly parted and the sun burst through
before the rain stopped at 1500Z. Did something
similar happen in down your way, Martin and break
the sunless drought at Hurn? A few 'globs' of snow
(for the want of a better description) occurred during
the final moderate phase around 1415Z.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)


.... indeed it did! Around 1445Z, as with you, the PPN continued (very
light), but the Ac thinned/broke sufficiently for some weak sunshine
through the upper cloud. A welcome sight! No sign of snow here though or
anything like it.

Martin.


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

On 06/01/2011 18:35, Martin Rowley wrote:
On 06/01/2011 17:41, Nigel Paice wrote:
snip

The clouds quickly parted and the sun burst through
before the rain stopped at 1500Z. Did something
similar happen in down your way, Martin and break
the sunless drought at Hurn? A few 'globs' of snow
(for the want of a better description) occurred during
the final moderate phase around 1415Z.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)


... indeed it did! Around 1445Z, as with you, the PPN continued (very
light), but the Ac thinned/broke sufficiently for some weak sunshine
through the upper cloud. A welcome sight! No sign of snow here though or
anything like it.

Martin.


.... but not enough strength / intensity in the sunshine to trigger the
threshold on the sensor at Hurn .... another 'dot' day there, so indeed
yesterday (6th January) was the 11th day of (officially) no sunshine
hereabouts!

Martin.


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