[OBS] Alcaston, Shropshire - Mon 18 Jul 2022

[Freddie]

0600z: 21005KT 60km 1AC120 (1CI250) 11.8/10.2 QFF 1019.5 falling.

SYNOP: 12986 12105 10118 20102 40195 57009 81082 333 20099 39006 81362=

Medium and upper cloud Sunday evening thinned and largely dispersed overnight, leaving some altocumulus floccus on the E horizon and some dense cirrus above.  Excellent visibility this morning - crystal-clear air.  Surface wind S-SSW F3-4 at first Sunday evening, easing to F1-2 after 1930z, then variable F0-1 2130z-0200z before settling down to SSW-SW F1 which has increased F2 recently.  Minimum temperature so far is 9.9 (0454z).

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

[Freddie]

0900z: 21003KT 60km 1CI250 25.7/9.1 QFF 1018.8 falling.

SYNOP: 42986 12103 10257 20091 40188 58007 80001 333 81075=

Earlier altocumulus has moved away leaving small amounts of thin cirrus.  Excellent visibility.  Surface wind S-SW F1-2, variable in direction 0630z-0715z.

17/0900z to 18/0900z:

Max: 30.3 (1425z)

Min: 9.9 (0454z)

Grass min: 6.3 (0329z)

Concrete min: 11.1 (0400z)

30cm temp 0900z: 19.2

Rain: Nil

[Freddie]

1200z: 13004KT 50km Precipitation in the vicinity (not reaching the ground) 2AC120 (2CI250) 32.5/8.7 QFF 1017.8 falling.

SYNOP: 11984 31304 10325 20087 40178 57010 60001 71400 82081 333 82362=

Precipitation visible to SSE, not reaching the ground.  Development of altocumulus castellanus over the past two hours.  Some thin cirrus above.  Excellent visibility.  Surface wind SW-S backing S-SE F2.

[Freddie]

1500z: 20007KT 50km 1AC120 (1CI250) 35.2/8.9 QFF 1016.4 falling.

SYNOP: 42984 12007 10352 20089 40164 57014 81081 333 81362=

Precipitation visible at times to SE/E initially and to N later, but didn't look like it was reaching the ground.  Cleared away to the E before 1400z.  Altocumulus castellanus now reduced to a trace of floccus, some thin cirrus above.  Excellent visibility.  Surface wind SSE-SSW F2-3.  Maximum temperature so far is 35.8 (1444z) which is well in excess of any temperature I have recorded over the past 15 years at various sites.