Author: Eric Gilbert

Sunday brought some sunshine. The wind from the south was very gusty with a peak of 28mph. The thermometer rose to 20.5C being just above average.

The day was again dry with the equivalent loss of rainfall through evaporation now totalling 77mm. The rainfall total stands at 23.mm.

Monday began with weak sunshine after dawn but thick dark clouds were observed easing in from the west. The first spots of rain were noted at 05.50, that continued on and off until after 08.00, but so little it was not recordable.

A maximum of 19.2C (1.0C below average) was the peak on Saturday in the brisk southerly breeze gusting to 25mph. It was another dry day, showers again passing to the east and west of this area, with the UV level in the Very High category.

Overnight was cool with a low of 9.4C (0.7C below average).

Sunday was initially very sunny but by 07.30 cloud began to drift across the sky with the sun disappearing by 08.00. The wind is still very brisk and from the south-southwest.

After so many relatively calm days this month the very strong breeze on Saturday was noticeable, gusting to 28mph at 13.55. The sunshine was limited, however, the maximum of 21.4C was 1.2C above the average.

Late evening there were two brief incidents of heavy drizzle amounting to just 0.6mm. Once again the heaviest of the rain travelled to the west and east of this area.

The temperature dropped away to 9.8C overnight being just beak the June average.

Saturday brought variable brief sunshine that had lifted the thermometer to 14.0C by 08.00, the wind coming from the south.

Thursday was cool and mainly cloudy that combined with the light easterly breeze meant a much cooler day than of late as a result saw the thermometer only rise to 21.7C, but that was 1.5C above the average.

Light rain fell just after 19.30 amounting to 0.8mm.

The daily loss of equivalent rainfall through evaporation from ground sources and plant life continues high, over 5mm on Wednesday, with the monthly total now 74mm when the actual rainfall totals 22.7mm

The past night has been very mild with a minimum of 14.0C being 3.9C above the average.

Friday arrived dull and grey with total cloud cover thus no sunshine. A depression close by, just to the west of Scotland, has brought about the change in our weather with the current barometric pressure reading of 1004.9mb at 0800, the lowest pressure since the 8th.

On Wednesday the heat built up to reach a peak of 26.9C being 6.7C above the average. The solar energy was down on recent days and the UV level dropped back to High, just.

The overnight minimum of 9.6C was just below the average.

The start to Thursday was glorious but a bank of cloud in the east was visible. By 07.30 the cloud cover had crept westwards and shortly afterwards totally obliterated the sun.