Author: Eric Gilbert

Another mild and damp day on Thursday with both maximum of 13.2C and minimum of 5.5C logged at 05.01 on Friday, were above average with +2.6C and +3.1C respectively.

Rain set in just before 15.00 that continued until early evening producing another 8.9mm of precipitation. That took the monthly total to 89.6C, which is 152% of the 39-year average.

Friday arrived bright and sunny but just before 07.45 light, wispy cloud arrived rushing across the sky driven on by the continuing brisk southwesterly breeze. The depression that has been lurking to the west of Ireland is forecast to migrate across that country and northern England as the day progresses that will still maintain the strong southwesterly wind that was gusting to 30 mph on Thursday.

Another warm day and night with temperatures again above average with a maximum of 14.4C (+3.8C) and a low of 6.7C (+4.3C) at 06.30 on Thursday.

A further substantial fall of rain began at 21.00 Wednesday evening and returned just before midnight when intense rain fell briefly at a rate of 160mm/hour. The daily rainfall total was 12.mm taking the monthly total 80.7mm, which is 22mm above the 39-year average.

Variable cloud on Thursday morning allowed glimpses of strong sunshine that lifted the temperature to 9.7C at 0800.

The thermometer rose to its highest this month on Tuesday with a maximum of 15.2C. This was 4.6C above the average and the warmest day since 13th November. The UV level rose to 3.8, which was in the ‘Moderate’ category and the highest since 23rd September.

More rain arrived just before midnight and added another 10.6mm to the total that now stands at 68.7mm being 10mm above the average.

Wednesday morning saw the back-edge of the of the rain band with thick cloud, which began to thin after 08.00.

The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm read 10.0C at 08.00, the warmest the soil has been since 15th November.

The flow of mild, moist air on a southwesterly airstream continued on Monday accompanied by continuous cloud cover. As a result the thermometer climbed to 12.0C being 1.4C above the average. Overnight was also very mild with. low of 8.4C, which was 6.0C abject the average.

There were a couple of showers during daylight hours and overnight that amounted to 4.4mm and took the monthly total to 58.1mm, just 0.7mm bleep the 39-year average.

Tuesday brought us occasional short bursts of sunshine early morning but not sustained sunshine. The thermometer rose to 9.6C by 08.00 on the continuing southwestern breeze.

Both maximum and minimum were above average on Sunday with 11.8C (+1.2C) and 6.6C (+4.2C) due to a modest westerly breeze and being mostly cloudy.

Monday arrived with thick cloud and light moisture in the air but not measurable. The moist, warm air from the Atlantic will continue as the wind backs a few degrees into the southwest today.