Storm Doris made its presence felt yesterday, but not as severe as areas closer to the very low-pressure. The peak wind of 42mph occurred at 10.34 but frequent gusts to 40mph were often noted between 11am and 2pm. As the cold front moved away to the east, broken cloud spread across on the slowly abating westerly wind allowing welcome strong sunshine (2.15 hours) to break through.
Overnight the clearer sky meant the thermometer slowly fell to a minimum of 1.3C just before 4am, although it recovered to 2.4C at 08.00 but not before a ground frost occurred resulting from the much lower temperature. The sun has risen into a mainly clear sky with the thermometer slowly rising.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
