Author: Eric Gilbert

Monday saw the thermometer rose to 24.8C being 4.6C above the average. The UV level again rose to Very High.

It was another dry day with the loss of equivalent rainfall due to evaporation exceeding 4mm daily. So far this month 67mm of equivalent rainfall has been lost through evaporation due to high temperatures and brisk winds.

The past night was cool seeing the thermometer drop to 8.2C being 1.9C belwo the 38-year average.

Tuesday brought us strong sunshine after dawn that lifted the temperature at 08.00 to 18.0C, the second highest this month. At that time there was no wind movement, totally calm, but it is forecast to come later in the morning from between north-northeast and east-southeast and light.

Monday saw the temperature begin to recover from the previous two cool days with a maximum of 21.1C being 0.9C above the average. The wind continued from the north-northeast gusting to a peak of 22mph.

The dry days have returned and the UV level back to Very High.

With a minimum of 5.9C, it was the coolest night in a week and 4.1C below the average.

Tuesday arrived with very misty contains that began to evaporate just after 07.30 and by 08.00 the sun was breaking through strongly that lifted the temperature to 13.1C. The wind has fallen out completely with still conditions.

With a maximum of just 16.4C on Sunday it was the coolest day since the 5th (14.0C) and 3.8C below the average, partly to the brisk north-northheast breeze. There was a little more sunshine than on Saturday but limited with the UV level rated as High.

There was a very brief shower at 19.05 and more continuous rain for just over an hour and a half starting at 20.15 amounting to 3.1mm. That brought the monthly total to 21.9mm when the 38-year average is 54.2mm.

The minimum of 9.4C at 04.57, Monday, was 0.7C below the average.

Monday arrived with a sunny start to the day, which had lifted the temperature to 13.2C at 08.00. The wind continued from the north-northeast and brisk.

What a difference between two successive days as the temperature difference between the maxima of Friday and Saturday was almost 20C and very welcome rain. After the residual heat from Friday was lost the thermometer hovered around 13C all day on Saturday rather than 31.3C. The wind had veered into the north and north-northeast, a cooler direction than previous days.

Light rain began to fall for a brief period at 19.05 and more continuous steady rainfall started again at 20.35 amounting to 6.8mm. This was the second wettest day this month, after 8.7mm on the 5th, and brought the monthly total 18.8mm when the average is 54.2mm.

The temperature slipped away to 7.9C overnight.

Sunday was initially cloudy but soon after 07.30 brief sunny intervals occurred that lifted the temperature to 10.6C at 08.00. The wind continues from the north-northeast and brisk. The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has dropped 8C in twenty-four hours to register 13.3C at 08.00.

The thermometer rose steadily all day on Friday to register a peak of 31.3C at 15.40. This was 11.1C above the 38-year average and the hottest day since 25th June 2020. It was not a record for June as a peak of 32.2C was recorded on June 21st 2017.

The humidity began to rise from a low of 41% after 16.15 and the wind to veer from south to west. It was another day with the UV level reaching Very High again.

The past night was very warm with the thermometer not sinking below 13.5C being 3.4C above the average.

Saturday brought a different start to a day with very misty conditions and the humidity of 91% the highest for a fortnight. By 08.00 the milky sunshine had lifted the temperature to 17.7C. The wind has now veered from west into the north.

Over 5mm of equivalent rainfall was lost on Friday to evaporation bringing the monthly total to 56mm when just 12mm of rainfall has fallen.