'Twas an overcast, windy weekend but dry in the main
except for the odd rain and drizzle outbreak. At 2105Z
yesterday, the wind veered on a frontal passage with an
hour or so of moderate drizzle before the twinkling stars
appeared by 2145Z. This morning it's raining hard with
over half an inch of rain clocked up in the last 3 hours.

SYNOP 17/0850Z (current ob)
03/// 41240 80208 10079 20074 40159 56009 76366 8672/
333 82703 85710 88540=

METAR
EG// 170850Z 02008KT 4000 RA FEW003 BKN010
OVC040 08/07 Q//// RERA GRN=

Details:
wind... NNE, force 3.
visibility... 4000m.
weather... continuous rain, moderate (recent heavy rain).
clouds... 2/8 St at 300ft, 5/8 St at 1000ft, 8/8 Ns at 4000ft.
dry bulb... +7.9C.
dewpoint... +7.4C.
RH... 97%.
sea level pressure... 1015.9mb (falling more slowly).
max temp yesterday... +11.5C.
min temp last night... +7.3C.
rainfall last hour... 5.0mm.
3 hour rainfall (0600-0900Z)... 13.1mm.
12 hour rainfall (16/2100-17/0900Z)... 17.9mm.
24 hour rainfall (16/0900-17/0900Z)... 19.4mm.

beaufort letters (0750-0850Z)... cR,cRR,cr.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl