Wednesday 10th June
It is interesting to note that the past two days and nights have produced almost identical highs and lows with a maximum of 17.8C on Tuesday, exactly that reached on Monday, being 2.9C below average. These highs occurred at similar times being 15.20 and 15.31 respectively. Looking at the lows, we had a minimum of 8.2C on Tuesday morning and 8.3C this morning, being 1.9C below average. The depressed temperatures have been due to the continuing cool westerly air stream that produced just 0.8mm of rainfall yesterday morning.
Wednesday arrived with cloudy skies thanks to the Atlantic depressions still arriving from the west. A brief shower arrived at exactly 08.30. Today will continue the theme of sunshine and showers with a couple of weather troughs passing over our area producing more unsettled conditions.
A weather trough is an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure. As the wind shifts and air converges in this area, it is forced upward, which cools, condenses, and forms clouds. Consequently, troughs consistently bring unsettled weather, including increased cloud cover, showers and occasionally thunderstorms. The radar charts show a rash of showers already formed over the West Country heading our way.
Thursday will be even more unsettled with probably greater rainfall as two weather fronts are forecast to cross the country. However, the forecast pressure charts indicate that the barometric pressure will begin to rise on Friday and into the weekend with more certainty of fine, dry and sunny weather ahead and into next week, when maxima are likely to be well above average.
Abbotsbury Swannery is the only place in the world where you are able to walk leisurely through the heart of a peaceful colony of nesting Mute Swans, spread over an area of about 25 acres.