Author: Eric Gilbert

Thanks to the wind from the west nor west on Monday, a cool direction, the past day and night were distinctly cool. The thermometer rose to a peak of 19.6C being 3.2C below the average whereas the minimum that occurred at 03.20 on Tuesday morning was 8.8C, which was 3.1C below the 36-year average.

However, we did enjoy the 7 hours of sunshine during which the UV level again peaked into the ‘Very High’ category.

Tuesday saw variable sunshine from dawn that had lifted the thermometer to 16.2C at 08.00, the warmest start to the day at this time since 26th June. The current barometric pressure at this time was 1021.0mb, the highest for two weeks BUT it is beginning to fall as ex Storm Edouard approaches from the Atlantic.

The pressure gradient was high on sunday between low pressure to the north and high pressure to the south west resulting in a very windy day with a peak gust of 31mph.

With strong, gusty winds and from a cooler westerly direction it was not going to be a warm day with a maximum of 17.8C, which was a significant 5C below the 36-year July average. Overnight was a cool night as the thermometer fell below average (-1.6C) with a low of 10.3C. During the 9.3 hours of sunshine the UV level rose to 8.9 being in the ‘Very High’ category and the highest this month.

The wind began to slowly abate after 16.00 Sunday afternoon falling completely out at 03.30 Monday morning.

Monday brought us bright periods after dawn with the wind now light. The barometric pressure has been rising for the past twenty-four hors, which should dampen out the showers linked with the depression having migrated to Scandinavia.
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The depression to the north of the UK on Saturday produced a day with total cloud cover and brisk winds from the south west for most of the day. Light showers occurred late afternoon and in the early hours of Saturday amounting to 1.8mm.

As a result of the cloud cover and brisk winds the daytime temperatures were depressed only reaching a maximum of 18.2C being 4.6C below average. The converse occurred overnight as the cloud cover provided a duvet stopping much warmth radiating into the atmosphere that meant a mild night with a minimum of 14.6C, which was 2.8C above average.

After the cold front eased away to the east after 07.30 on Sunday, bright intervals broke through occasional gaps in the cloud cover. The wind started to strengthen again shortly after dawn, veering into the west and producing a wind chill that made it feel a degree cooler than that indicated on the thermometer.

The maximum reached on Sunday is likely to be 4 – 5C below the average due to the cool, strong westerly wind.

The Atlantic air mass brought us, as can be expected from travelling over a large sea area, mild and moist air. The morning on Friday was dry and warm but during the afternoon, light showers of drizzly rain occurred and more heavy showers began again after 01.00 on Saturday morning amounting to 3.2mm.

The peak temperature of 19.9C on Friday was 3.6C below average. Overnight, due to the heavy cloud cover and very mild air, the thermometer did not drop below 13.7C. The wind abated overnight after a breezy day with a maximum guts of 28mph at 20.35.

Saturday arrived with thick, low cloud and bursts of drizzly rain, the wind being light.

Sunny periods and showers were frequent on Thursday as the brisk westerly wind moved the showers on quickly. The cooler wind from that direction meant that temperatures were depressed and evident in that the maximum of 18.8C was 4C below the July average.

The light showers of rain and drizzle amounted to 1.5mm.

During the 6 hours of strong sunrise the UV level was ‘High’ and around midday entered the ‘Very High’ category.

It was a cooler night with the thermometer sinking to 10.3C being 1.6C below the July average.

Friday’s arrival saw brief bright intervals between variable cloud, the temperature having recovered to 13.1C at 08.00