The last twenty-four hours saw the thermometer rise steadily to reach 12.9C at 21.12 last night being 4.8C above the long-term average and the warmest day since 14th November. We have also endured another deluge with almost continuous precipitation during the past twenty-four hours amounting to 29.8mm, which took the monthly rainfall total to 58.1mm.
The thermometer began to fall after 04.00 as the extensive weather front began to ease away.
At first light on Tuesday the hang-back of cloud from the weather front could be seen on the eastern horizon leaving thin patchy cloud and a very slim crescent moon. The temperature has continued to fall since 04.00 to read 6.8C at 08.00. The barometric pressure fell for much of yesterday to reach its lowest this morning with a reading of 1001.1mb at 04.12.