1200z: 33002KT 30km Recent rain 1ST002 (1ST010 1CU015) 5SC030 (3AC120) 4.3/4.0 QFF 1004.8 steady.
SYNOP: 11180 63302 10043 20040 40048 56032 60031 72176 85830 333 81702 85630=
Rain, moderate at times, ceased just before 1200z. Front through at 1130z. Cloud now breaking and the lowest stratus has all but cleared with just some shreds covering Wenlock Edge towards Much Wenlock. Cumulus visible to the WSW. Thin stratocumulus layer clearing from the W, with patchy thin altocumulus above. Moderate or poor visibility has improved to very good in the past 20 minutes. Surface wind SE F2 became SSE-SSW F3-4 after 0900z, veering NW-NNW F3 after 1130z and moderating to F1 after 1150z.