[OBS] Alcaston, Shropshire - Thu 06 May 2021
 

0600z: 25001KT 60km 1ST012 (1SC050) 5CI250 3.4/2.5 QFF 1006.7 rising.
SYNOP: 11486 52501 10034 20025 40067 55004 69922 70381 81504 333 20028 81712 85075=
Wednesday's showers consisted of a mix of rain, hail (5-6 mm) and snow. Showers were heavy at times, but only briefly, and accompanied by strong gusts of wind (max 33 knots). No lightning seen or thunder heard, but there was thunder reported from Shrewsbury to the north. Showers largely faded away by 2000z, but there was the odd slight one overnight. Generally cloudy with large amounts of active convective cloud. The odd break to partly cloudy during the afternoon, and more generally partly cloudy early evening for a time. A cloudy night, but with breaks in the lower clouds right at the end of the night. Currently there is some turbulent stratus over the south Shropshire hills, and increasing cirrus above. Excellent visibility away from precipitation, falling to moderate or poor in the heaviest precipitation Wednesday afternoon. Surface wind W-WNW F3-4 veering NE-E F2-3 by 1300z, backing SW-W F1-2 by 1800z, then variable F0-1 after 0200z. Minimum temperature so far is 2.8 (0528z).

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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/st...cs/latest.xlsx

[OBS] Alcaston, Shropshire - Thu 06 May 2021
 

1500z: 31011KT 60km 3CU045 (1SC050) 9.8/-1.0 QFF 1007.2 steady.
SYNOP: 42686 33111 10098 21010 40072 51004 83800 333 83845=
Slight showers for a time before 1200z, otherwise dry with variable convective cloud and excellent visibility. Surface wind SW F1 becoming NW-N F2-3 after 0800z and NW F4 since 1300z. Maximum temperature so far is 11.8 (1136z).

05/0900z to 06/0900z:
Max: 10.9 (1221z)
Min: 2.8 (0528z)
Rain: 2.4 mm

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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/st...cs/latest.xlsx