[OBS] Alcaston, Shropshire - Mon 16 May 2022

[Freddie]

0700z: 19005KT 3000m Slight rain 1ST001 8ST002 13.6/12.9 QFF 1010.6 rising.

SYNOP: 41030 81905 10136 20129 40106 53016 76062 886// 333 81701 88702=

Occasional rain since 1900z, heavy at times (16 mm/hr at 0502z).  Misty with extensive low cloud.  Poor visibility, moderate at times.  Surface wind ENE F2-3, F4 at times during daylight hours, veering S F1-2 around 0200z.  Minimum temperature so far is 12.3 (0029z).

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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: 20008KT 18km 5CU012 (2SC050) 7AC100 15.7/14.1 QFF 1011.6 rising.

SYNOP: 41468 72008 10157 20141 40116 52017 70162 8587/ 333 85812 87360=

Occasional mainly slight rain until 0730z.  Extensive stratus started to lift and break from 0720z and is now becoming convective.  Thick medium layers above thinning from the south and allowing sunny intervals.  Poor visibility slowly improving to moderate, and more quickly to good over the past hour.  Surface wind S-SSW F2-3.

15/0900z to 16/0900z:

Max: 20.7 (1159z)

Min: 12.3 (0029z)

Grass min: 11.0 (0014z)

30cm temp 0900z: 14.4

Rain: 4.6 mm

[Freddie]

1200z: 21009KT 40km 2CU025 (1SC050 1CI250) 18.9/13.1 QFF 1012.7 steady.

SYNOP: 11582 22109 10189 20131 40127 50011 69901 70161 82802 333 82825=

Layer clouds thinning, with convective cloud increasing to large amounts for a time before reducing over the past hour.  Some dense cirrus patches above.  Visibility now very good.  Surface wind SSW F3-4.

[Freddie]

1500z: 20009KT 15km Precipitation in the vicinity 6CU025 (/SC060) 16.3/14.6 QFF 1012.7 steady.

SYNOP: 41565 72009 10163 20146 40127 55000 72581 878// 333 86825=

Occasional rain showers since 1320z, heavy around 1325z (15 mm/hr) and around 1415z.  Precipitation visible to the SW and WSW.  Small amounts of cloud initially, but mostly cloudy since 1300z with some large cumulus and cumulonimbus visible at times.  Visibility good or very good, and briefly moderate or poor in heavy precipitation.  Surface wind SSW F3-4 but F2 at times between 1340z and 1430z.  Maximum temperature so far is 20.6 (1220z).