Monday gave us a very warm day, due to the southerly breeze, that lifted the thermometer to 25.8C. This high was a significant 6.8C above the average and the warmest day since 27th August (26.3C). The strong sunshine also meant the UV edged higher with a value of 5.1, the highest since the end of August and in the ‘High’ category.
The past night was also mild with the low 4.5C above the average dropping to 13.8C just before 07.30 on Tuesday.
The new day arrived with grey skies and the wind having veered into the north late on Monday. With three consecutive dry days the humidity level has begun to fall with a value of 88% at 08.00, the lowest since 29th August. Whilst the humidity level has dropped the loss of equivalent rainfall, due to evaporation from the ground and plant life, has increased again, recently to over 2mm per day.