Thursday again was dominated by low cloud but 1.3 hours of sunshine were recorded before the storm clouds moved in from the east in the late afternoon bringing heavy rain from 1720-2030.
However, it was a ‘muggy’ day with the thermometer 6C up on Wednesday giving a maximum of 22.0C, which was 5C above the average. The rain last night amounted to 6.8mm, which brings the total for May to exactly 60.mm that is 1.1mm below the May average.
Another mild night followed with a minimum of 14.1C being 7C above average.
Friday arrived with thick fog reducing visibility down to 150mm initially but by 06.30 had started to thin and by 08.00 was no more than distant mist with occasional glimpses of brightness
Update: UV level of 8.4 today was in the ‘Very High’ category and highest reading since 4th August 2017