0700z: 13005KT 6km Moderate rain 2SC015 8AS070 2.0/1.1 QFF 1001.5 falling.
SYNOP: 41456 81305 10020 20011 40015 57040 76366 8252/ 333 82615 88457=
Stratocumulus dispersed early to mid evening, with thin upper cloud layers above. Medium cloud thickened up after midnight, with slight rain starting around 0330z and increasing to moderate by 0700z. Currently some patchy stratocumulus under the thick medium layers. Visibility very good or excellent, dropping to moderate in the past hour. Surface wind became calm during the evening, before becoming southeasterly F1-2 after midnight. Frosty mid evening till the small hours, but roads were dry.

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
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Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201901JAN.xlsx

0900z: 15003KT 4000m Slight rain and drizzle 4ST007 6SC025 8AS070 2.2/1.4 QFF 999.9 falling.
SYNOP: 41340 81503 10022 20014 49999 57030 75865 8752/ 333 84707 86625 88457=
Moderate rain eased off to slight around 0830z, and is now accompanied by drizzle. Snow cover visible on ground above 300 metres. Local reports that both high-level passes out of the Rhondda valleys are closed due to snow. Dull and damp, with moderate to poor visibility and a light southeasterly breeze.

28/0900z to 29/0900z:
Max: 5.7 (1511z)
Min: -0.2 (2159z)
Rain: 3.4 mm

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
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Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201901JAN.xlsx

1200z: 15001KT 6km Moderate rain 6ST007 8SC015 3.5/2.5 QFF 996.8 falling.
SYNOP: 11356 81501 10035 20025 49968 57031 60051 76365 885// 333 86707 88615=
A wet morning. Surrounding hills are still white above about 330 metres AMSL. Continuous precipitation this morning, currently moderate rain. Extensive low cloud has developed. Moderate or poor visibility. Light southeasterly drift.

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
https://twitter.com/YstradRhonddaWx for hourly reports (very few tweets getting through currently)
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201901JAN.xlsx

1500z: 32007KT 7km Moderate rain and snow 2ST010 7SC025 8AS080 1.9/0.9 QFF 995.2 steady.
SYNOP: 41457 83207 10019 20009 49952 56016 76976 8752/ 333 82710 87625 88458=
Moderate rain became moderate rain and snow after 1300z - albeit only 30% snow at very worst - and is currently just about moderate in intensity. Snow can be seen lying down to 300 metres. Low stratus has become more patchy, with a layer of stratocumulus above, and thick medium cloud layers above that. Moderate visibility. Surface wind backed (it was northeasterly for a time) around to northwesterly between 1330z and 1430z, and is currently the bottom end of F3. Maximum temperature so far today is 3.5 (1146z).

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
https://twitter.com/YstradRhonddaWx for hourly reports (very few tweets getting through currently)
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201901JAN.xlsx