Saturday gave us another glorious day with unbroken sunshine totalling 12.16 hours, the greatest number of hours since 15th August 2016. This raised the temperature to a maximum of 19.8C just after 4pm, which was 6C above the 33-year average, making it the warmest day since September 28th last year. It was not surprising to find that the strong sunshine in a clear blue sky raised the UV level again to 5.6, in the ‘High’ category. Last night was not as cold as previous nights with a mimimim of 5.6C, which with the effect of strong sunshine from dawn raised the thermometer to 8.8C at 08.00.
The strong sunshine and light winds, now from a south-easterly direction with maximum gusts yesterday of just 12mph on several occasions, meant that we are now losing 3cm of moisture into the atmosphere every day.
Author: Eric Gilbert
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Warmest day for nearly six months, 6C above average
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Sunniest day for six months but another air frost
What a glorious day yesterday was? We enjoyed 11.91 hours of strong sunshine, the sunniest day September 6th last year, with the UV level rising again, now into the ‘High’ category. The light winds, maximum 11mph, and sunshine pushed the thermometer to a maximum 17.6C, the warmest day this month. Overnight the temperature dropped steadily to a minimum of -0.1C at 06.22, which allowed valley fog to form around dawn with a misty sky. The temperature rose to 1.8C at 08.00, the coldest start to the day since the beginning of March.
The sun soon began to break through and disperse the fog and mist with promise of another fine day. -
‘Sun Pillar’ seen as sun rose yesterday
Thursday produced another glorious day with 7.56 hours of strong sunshine that raised the thermometer to a maximum of 16.2C, which is 2C above the average. Also notable was that the UV level at 4.9,(range 0 – 10) has edged into the ‘High’ category. Overnight the thermometer fell consistently to a minimum of 0.7C just before 7am this morning giving another ground frost. The day has dawned with much sunshine and the barometric pressure still high, promising another fine day.
Yesterday morning produced an unusual weather phenomenon called a ‘Sun Pillar’ that could be seen for a few minutes as the sun rose. This occurrence cannot be predicted as the effect is created by the reflection of light from numerous tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere or clouds. -
Another ground frost – gardeners beware!
Wednesday brought another day with almost seven hours of strong sunshine but again the northerly breeze pegged back the temperature to a maximum of 13.3C in the late afternoon. The UV level is creeping up again to a reading of 4.7, which is in the high end of ‘Moderate” strength, the highest since last September. Overnight the clear skies meant the thermometer dropped to a minimum of 1.4C at 06.57 this morning.
The morning dawned with sunshine, through initially light cloud. The low temperature again gave us a ground frost also fog formed briefly in the Og valley. -
North wind pegs back temperatures followed by brief ground frost
Tuesday started with an overcast sky and occasional drizzle as the cold front exited to the east. The afternoon brightened but was far less sunny than previous days with just 1.77 hours of sunshine. The wind, having veered into the north due to the rising barometric pressure, pegged back the temperature to a maximum of 13.9C, which is average for early April. Also the northerly air is a much drier air, evidence the humidity at 08.00 with a reading of 90%, was the lowest for a fortnight. The wind dropped overnight but maintained a light breeze that kept the temperature from dropping to freezing with a minimum of 2.7C.
This morning dawned bright with hazy sunshine as the thermometer rose to 5.2C at 08.00.