[OBS] Alcaston, Shropshire - Wed 20 Jul 2022

[Freddie]

0600z: 20003KT 25km 1SC012 6SC040 7AC080 19.3/16.4 QFF 1012.7 rising.

SYNOP: 12475 72003 10193 20164 40127 53021 60002 8657/ 333 20193 39017 81612 86640 87358=

Precipitation visible to the SW and W for a time late Wednesday afternoon, possibly not reaching the ground, but nothing fell locally.  Cloud Wednesday afternoon moved away E leaving variable amounts of thin cirrus and occasional altocumulus castellanus.  Cloudy at times around sunset, then clearer spells before becoming generally cloudy in the small hours.  Currently there appears to be a standing wave generated by the Long Mynd just to the NW shown by some patchy stratus in a line, with stratocumulus increasing from the NW, and altocumulus above this moving from the S.  Very good visibility overnight, but now decreasing towards the NW.  Surface wind generally SSW-WSW F2 but variable F1-2 2100z-0100z, and F3 for a time 0330z-0500z before moderating F1-2.  Minimum temperature so far is 19.3 (0542z).

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Freddie
Alcaston
Shropshire
148m AMSL
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Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/statistics/alcaston/latest.xlsx

[Freddie]

0900z: 01010KT 15km 1ST012 6SC015 7SC040 18.8/14.9 QFF 1014.6 rising.

SYNOP: 41465 70110 10188 20149 40146 52019 70362 875// 33381712 86615 87640=

A little slight rain around 0700z.  Cloudy.  Good visibility, briefly moderate to NW around 0840z.  Surface wind SSW F1-2 veering WSW-W around 0620z, then veering N F3 at 0835z.  the veer of wind to the N accompanied by a drop in visibility, an increase in low cloud, and a decrease in temperature and dew point.

19/0900z to 20/0900z:

Max: 34.3 (1152z)

Min: 18.8 (0859z)

Grass min: 17.0 (2246z)

Concrete min: 19.6 (0406z)

30cm temp 0900z: 20.7

Rain: Trace

[Freddie]

1200z: 04009KT 22km 5SC030 8SC040 21.3/13.7 QFF 1015.7 steady.

SYNOP: 11672 80409 10213 20137 40157 51011 69901 70262 885// 333 85630 88640=

Earlier lower cloud gradually lifted and became cumuliform for a while before dispersing from the north, leaving layers of higher stratocumulus.  Drier air moving from the north with very good visibility, but still reduced to the S and SW.  Surface wind N veering NNE-NE F3.

[Freddie]

1500z: 03007KT 40km 1CU025 8SC035 19.7/13.0 QFF 1017.3 steady.

SYNOP: 42582 80307 10197 20130 40173 51016 888// 333 81825 88635=

A few brighter intervals with fleeting sunny intervals before 1230z.  Some shallow convective cloud visible in the distance to the SSW.  Thick stratocumulus above.  Very good visibility in all directions now.  Surface wind NNE-NE F3, but F4 at times before 1230z.  Maximum temperature so far is 21.9 (1211z).