We have largely escaped the showers today, measuring
just a trace of rain.

For the second consecutive evening, sheet lightning is
flashing in the southeastern sky and I can see a Cb not
too far away in that direction.

SYNOP 14/1750Z (current ob)
03/// 11580 42006 10041 20010 49969 53003 69902 71381
82903 333 10059 82920 83070=

METAR
EG// 141750Z 20006KT 9999 FEW020CB 04/01 Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... SSW, force 2.
visibility... 30km.
weather... partly cloudy with lightning seen.
clouds... 2/8 Cb 2000ft, 1/8 Sc 5000ft, 3/8 Ci 20000ft.
dry bulb... +4.1C.
dewpoint... +1.0C.
RH... 80%.
sea level pressure... 996.9mb (steady, then rising).
max temp today... +5.9C.
12 hour rainfall (0600-1800Z)... trace.

beaufort letters (1650-1750Z)... bc,bcl.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl

Quite a lot of flickering in the sky between east and south,
going on now for 2 and a half hours. One or two brighter
flashes but thunder remains out of earshot. The Cb cells
silently parading by to the south possess an eerie quality.

SYNOP 14/1750Z
03/// 11580 42006 10041 20010 49969 53003 69902 71381
82903 333 10059 82920 83070=
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SYNOP 14/1950Z (current ob)
03/// 41580 42212 10046 20008 49966 50000 71300 83903
333 81920 83650=

METAR
EG// 141950Z 22012KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT050 05/01
Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 4.
visibility... 30km.
weather... partly cloudy with lightning seen.
clouds... 1/8 Cb 2000ft, 1/8 Cu 2500ft, 3/8 Sc 5000ft,
2/8 Ci 20000ft.
dry bulb... +4.6C.
dewpoint... +0.8C.
RH... 77%.
sea level pressure... 996.6mb (was rising, now falling).
rainfall last hour... 0.0mm.

beaufort letters (1650-1750Z)... bc,bcl.
beaufort letters (1750-1850Z)... bcl.
beaufort letters (1850-1950Z)... bcl.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)
40m amsl