No rain so far today and mostly sunny but 3 distant rumbles
of thunder were heard from an isolated CB to the east
between 1212Z and 1237Z.  Currently:

SYNOP 14/1250Z
03/// 41575 42307 10188 20088 40130 54000 72991
 84960 333 81925 84835=

METAR
EG// 141250Z 23007KT 9999 FEW025CB SCT035TCU
 19/09 Q//// RETS BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 3.
visibility... 25km.
weather... partly cloudy with recent thunderstorm.
clouds... 1/8 CB base 2500ft, 4/8 CU (med/con) base 3500ft,
              1/8 AC (cbgen) at 10000ft.
dry bulb... +18.8C.
dewpoint... +8.8C.
RH... 53%.
sea level pressure... 1010.0mb (steady).
rainfall last hour... 0.0mm.

beaufort letters (1150-1250Z)... bcjpy,bctloy,bcjpy.

Nigel  (Romsey, Hampshire)

Predominantly sunny this afternoon.  No rain here today
but just 3 miles down the road in Rownhams, 5mm fell
in a short space of time around 1200Z.
--------------------------------------------------------
SYNOP 14/1250Z
03/// 41575 42307 10188 20088 40130 54000 72991
 84960 333 81925 84835=
--------------------------------------------------------
SYNOP 14/1750Z (Current ob)
03/// 31684 32309 10177 20097 40135 52005 70291
 82233 333 10196 82835=

METAR
EG// 141750Z 23009KT 9999 FEW035TCU 18/10
 Q//// BLU=

Details:
wind... SW, force 3.
visibility... 50km.
weather... partly cloudy.
clouds... 2/8 CU (med/con) base 3500ft, 1/8 AC at 15000ft,
              2/8 CI (spi cbgen) at 20000ft.
dry bulb... +17.7C.
dewpoint... +9.7C.
RH... 59%.
sea level pressure... 1013.5mb (rising slowly).
max temp today... +19.6C.
rainfall last hour... 0.0mm.

beaufort letters (1650-1750Z)... bcy.

Nigel  (Romsey, Hampshire)

>

"Nigel Paice" wrote...
> Predominantly sunny this afternoon.  No rain here today
> but just 3 miles down the road in Rownhams, 5mm fell
> in a short space of time around 1200Z.


... Similar variability here a little further west: coming back from 
Poole to West Moors [around midday CT], could see some well-developed 
Cu con/Cb, with the latter developing then shedding dramatic anvils - 
the activity seemed to be just a little further inland than the 
Wimborne - Ferndown - Ringwood line, and the radar confirmed that the 
activity was suppressed after late morning hereabouts. We had a short 
shower late morning - but 'trace' only in gauge, yet I would guess 
that not too far to the north some heavy downpours occurred. A 
cracking afternoon with strong sunshine and light wind.

Martin.


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