0700z: 13010KT 12km 7ST010 14.6/13.1 QFF 998.9 rising.
SYNOP: 42462 71310 10146 20131 49989 53005 876// 333 87710=
A clear night Tuesday night, followed by a fine, sunny and warm day on Wednesday. Becoming cloudy mid evening, with some intermittent slight rain starting around 2130z. Rain stayed slight and intermittent until 0100z when it became heavy for a short time, with a burst to 8 mm/hr. Back to intermittent and slight rain before 0130z, and becoming dry before 0400z. A mild night Wednesday night with a minimum temperature (so far) of 14.6 (0655z).

Interesting few days ahead, with the models hinting at about 150mm of precipitation between now and Sunday morning for this part of the world.

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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)
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201810OCT.xlsx

1200z: 09012KT 8km Moderate rain 5ST010 8AS070 14.3/12.9 QFF 998.0 falling.
SYNOP: 11458 80912 10143 20129 49980 57013 69941 76262 8572/ 333 85710 88457=
Cloudy with intermittent slight rain for most of the morning, but the rain has pepped up to moderate in the past ten minutes. Moderate visibility, and a F4 easterly breeze.

09/0900z to 10/0900z:
Max: 18.6 (1346z)
Min: 7.3 (0149z)
Rain: 0.2 mm (dew)

10/0900z to 11/0900z:
Max: 20.9 (1522z)
Min: 14.2 (0900z) [2100z-0900z min: 14.3 (0811z)]
Rain: 1.2 mm

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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)
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201810OCT.xlsx

1500z: 31005KT 30km 2SC025 3SC050 (1AC120 2CI250) 14.3/12.0 QFF 999.1 rising.
SYNOP: 41580 53105 10143 20120 49991 53011 72161 83532 333 82625 83650=
Cold front through around 1400z with a rapid veer in the wind from ESE'ly to NW'ly. Moderate or heavy rain ahead of the front (max rate 9 mm/hr) but only a brief burst of moderate on the front itself. Cloudy at first, then partly cloudy behind the front, with less than half cover for a short time. Dry since just after 1400z. Moderate visibility in precipitation, becoming very good behind the front. Maximum temperature so far today is 15.2 (1415z).

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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)
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/st...201810OCT.xlsx