Windrush Weather

Author: Eric Gilbert

  • Warmest morning this month

    At 0800 the air temperature was 8.6C, the warmest morning this month. The soil temperature, at a depth of 5cm, was 7.2C also the highest this month.

  • Sun’s strength increasing with longer hours of sunshine and greater UV light

    Yesterday brought 7.9 hours of sunshine and an increased value for ultra-violet light. This boosted the maximum temperature with a maximum of 11.2C, almost 1C above the long-term average. The 7th has been the warmest this month with a maximum of 14.3C.
    The start to the month has been very dry with a total of 3.6mm for the first ten days.

  • First day without sunshine for a fortnight

    The overcast and moist day yesterday gave us no sunshine, minimal precipitation and the lowest solar energy since 13th February, after an overnight ground frost.
    This morning there was a little valley fog before sunrise as the air temperature dipped to 1.5C.

  • Warmest day for four months

    Yesterday was the warmest day since November 2nd with a maximum of 14.1C. There was also a high level of UV light, the highest since early October.

  • Warmest day for two months

    With a peak of 12.1C yesterday it was the warmest day since 9th January. The anticyclone also provided another 6 hours of sunshine bringing the total for this month to almost 33 hours of strong sunshine.