The temperature on Saturday was again well above the average (+4.1C) with a maximum of 14.7C, very welcome after so many cold days. Overnight the thermometer fell away to a minimum of 2.5C, which was almost exactly the average for late March.
Sunday started very sunny but after 07.30 cloud could was observed approaching from the northwest that by 07.55 had obliterated the sun.
The Arctic maritime air brought on the Northwest or north-northwest airstream meant a cool day and night. The thermometer eventually reached 9.8C, which was 0.8C below average and the clearing skies overnight produced an air-frost that saw the thermometer dip to -2.4C at 06.35 on Wednesday being 4.9C below the average.
A brief, short shower of small hail was observed starting at 15.15 amounting to 0.2mm.
Early evening the wind backed from the northern quadrant to west.
Wednesday dawned with weak sunshine as the advance cloud from the next weather front had already edged in. The airstream is now coming from the southwest but calm at the time the readings were taken.
Monday was a stormy day with strong winds for much of the daylight hours with a peak gust of 48mph at 10.31. This was the strongest gust since 15th February 2022 with 56mph.
Occasional light rain showers produced another 1.7mm of rainfall bringing the monthly total to43.5mm being 74% of the 39-year average.
The strong southwesterly airstream meant a warm day, the warmest since 15th February, with a maximum of 13.2C, which was 2.6C above the average. The temperature fell away after midnight to reach a minimum of 3.1C, just 0.7C above the average.
Also around midnight the wind veered from the southwest into the northwest or north-northwest that brought the cooler temperatures.
Tuesday stated bright with weak sunshine but by 07.00 the advance cloud associated with the next weather front arrived and the sun soon disappeared.
Sunday saw the thermometer rise to 13.1C. This was the first above average maximum this month and the warmest day since 15th February. Overnight was also warm with a minimum of 10.2C being 8.2C above average.
The UV level peaked at 2.8, which was the highest level since 15th October and at the top end of ‘Low’ strength.
Much rain fell overnight totalling 6.0mm that brought the monthly total to 41.8mm being 17mm below the 39-year average.
Monday arrived with a blast as the wind had been rising during the early hours with a peak gust of 37mph at 06.58. The cloud was a little higher and thinner but no chance of any sunshine. The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has risen to 9.6C at 08.00 being the highest value since 7th January.
Update at 12.00: peak gust of 48mph at 10.31.
The temperature was a bit of a roller coaster on Saturday as slowly rose during Saturday morning to peak at 8.6C, which was 2C below the average. It then began to fall back to a minimum of 4.0C at 17.10. During the evening and night it rose again to 8.6C at 08.00 on Sunday thanks to a short lived warm sector arriving.
The UV briefly rose to 2.5 that was the strongest since 12th October.
Another 2.2mm of rainfall was recorded taking the monthly total to 35.8mm, which is 23mm short of the 39-year average.
There was limited brightness on Sunday morning but a mainly cloudy start to the day.