[OBS] Ystrad, Rhondda - Thu 5 Apr 2018
 

0900z: 09002KT 60km 2CI250 6.5/0.8 QFF 1015.7 rising.
SYNOP: 42986 20902 10065 20008 40157 51025 80001 333 82075=
Cloudy with slight rain showers Wednesday afternoon and into the evening. Showers stopped by 2100z. A few fleeting sunny intervals during the afternoon. Cloud dispersed around 0200z, allowing a slight air and hoar frost. Weak cold front through around 1500z Wednesday. Ahead of this, it felt fairly mild in light easterly breezes. Behind, the wind became a F4 northwesterly and was quite gusty. Winds decreased overnight, and veered through north after sunrise to become light E-SE. Currently excellent visibility, some thin cirrus and longish contrails, and a deep blue sky.

04/0900z to 05/0900z:
Max: 11.9 (1335z)
Min: -0.1 (0632z)
Rain: 0.6 mm

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
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[OBS] Ystrad, Rhondda - Thu 5 Apr 2018
 

1200z: 12003KT 60km 5CI250 9.3/2.2 QFF 1016.4 steady.
SYNOP: 12986 51203 10093 20022 40164 51007 60001 80001 333 85075=
A fine and sunny morning. Cirrus has increased but not thickened. Excellent visibility. Light ESEly breeze.

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
https://twitter.com/YstradRhonddaWx for hourly reports (no wind measurement currently)

[OBS] Ystrad, Rhondda - Thu 5 Apr 2018
 

1500z: 12010KT 60km 1CU035 (1SC050) 7CS250 9.3/2.2 QFF 1015.7 falling.
SYNOP: 42686 71210 10093 20022 40157 58007 81806 333 81835 87275=
High cloud has continued to spread in and is now thick enough to prevent bright sunshine. Small amounts of shallow convective cloud underneath. Excellent visibility. Not as pleasant as earlier as the ESEly breeze has picked up and is now nudging F4. Maximum temperature so far today is 9.8 (1328z).

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
https://twitter.com/YstradRhonddaWx for hourly reports (no wind measurement currently)