Author: Eric Gilbert

Although the morning on Sunday was dry after a sunny start, rain began to fall, lightly at first, after 13.00 but eventually amounted to 6.9mm. That took the monthly total to 116.9mm, which is 201% of the 39-year average and the second wettest I have recorded since the station was set up in 1984 when 127.2mm was recorded in 2007.

Once again the maximum of 18.9C was below average (-4.0C) but the minimum of 15.8C was 3.9C above the average thanks to the warm, moist air from the Atlantic.

Monday dawned dull and wet as the remains of the rain band sauntered eastwards.

The regime of sunshine and showers continued over the past twenty-four hours with further rain between 02.00 and 02.30 in the early hours of Sunday amounting to 1.8mm. This took the monthly total to 110.0mm, which is 189% of the long-term average. The maximum of 22.1C was again below the 39-year average (-0.8C) but the minimum of 13.1C was 1.2C above the average.

Broken sunshine welcomed the start of Sunday through variable cloud. However, the next rain band is approaching our area towards noon, on a southwesterly wind, so no change in the weather pattern.

Now two dry consecutive days in a row with a dry Friday when the thermometer rose to a peak 22.7C, however, this was just below the average (-0.2C). The humid air was brought on a brisk southwesterly breeze gusting to 22mph.

There was a little brightness to start Saturday and bursts of sunshine after 07.30 that lifted the minimum of 14.3C, being 2.4C abject average, to 17.3C at 08.00. The depression still continues to dominate our weather as it approaches the west coast of Scotland. The wind is forecast to veer more into the west as the day progresses.

Thirdly brought light drizzle first thing, not measurable, although warmer but still the maximum of 22.7C was below average (-0.2C). The westerly breeze was light with a maximum gust of just 17mph, the lightest for a week.

The past night was very mild with the temperature not sinking below 14.9C, which was 3.0C above the average.

Friday arrived quite dull but shortly after 08.30 a little;e brightness was evident. The breeze will back a few degrees later this morning, to come from the southwest, due to the approaching depression.

Wednesday brought us a sunny morning but the cloud began to build up shortly after noon with spots of rain shortly afterwards. However, it was not until just before 16.00 that the real rain arrived and added another 9.3mm of precipitation to the monthly total that now stands at 106.2mm, which is 182% of the 39-year average. At the moment it is the fourth wettest July I have recoded since 1984.

There was little variation between the maximum temperature of 20.8Cm being 2.1C below average, and the minimum of 15.3C, which was 3.4C above average. This low was 10C above the previous cold night.

Thursday morning revealed total cloud cover with a low base that produced light drizzle just before 07.30. The barometric pressure has fallen away as yet another depression bears down on the UK.