After the very calm and warm days during the last week the weather has changed dramatically. The temperature has remained high, with a maximum of 18.3C but during the last evening and overnight substantial rain fell for several hours amounting to 18.0mm, the wettest day for almost a month taking the monthly total 32.6mm when the long-term average is 90.2mm.
The temperature at 08.00 on Friday was 18.3C, which was 3.7C above the average maximum let alone the minimum by +11.3C. The hang back of cloud from the extensive weather front meant a cloudy start to the new day with the wind still very strong after a maximum gust of 32mph. A deep depression just off the southwest point of the UK is now in charge of our weather with the barometric pressure at 08.00 reading 999.7mb, the lowest for a month. For a few hours on Thursday the little wind there was came from the northeast and north, however, it is all change today as the wind is now coming from the southwest.