Author: Eric Gilbert

Although Saturday morning was many overcast the afternoon sunshine boosted the temperature to a maximum of 24.1C late in the afternoon at 17.20, which was 2.7C above my 40-year average. The past night was again mild due to the cloud cover that had drifted inn on the breeze, now from the east or southeast, that collected moisture as it travelled across the North Sea. The low of 13.7C logged at 03.03 early Sunday was 1.9C above my average.

Sunday dawned dull with light winds but the shift in wind direction from southwest to east was notable. The thermometer had risen to 16.8C by 08.00. We must be optimistic that the sun will eventually burn away the moisture!

The temporary high pressure has been travelling east from North Wales since midnight and by midday is likely to be over the North Sea. This change in position is causing the wind to change direction to southeast. The barometric. pressure of 1021.9mb at 08.00, was the highest pressure this month and will allow the hot, dry air to pervade the country for a couple of days.

Update at 19.15: maximum of 29.3C logged at 12.45

The sunshine on Friday allowed the temperature to recover from the damp, cool day on Thursday as the thermometer rose to 22.9C being 1.5C above average. It was a dry day and the UV level rose to 7.6 being in the Very High category, being the highest this month. The low of 13.5C was 1.8C above average.

Saturday revealed a cloudy start to Saturday but the cloud was thin showing the possibility of some brightness later in the morning. The wind has backed a few degrees from the west into the southwest for much of the day.

A anticyclone to the south is beginning to influence our weather with the pressure rising, up 7mb since Friday. This will herald the dry and increasingly warm weather.

Although Thursday began dry and bright light rain and drizzle arrived mid-morning and lasted all day. As a result of the low, thick cloud the thermometer only reached a maximum of 19.2C making the coolest day since 15th July and 2.2C below my 40-year average. The precipitation total was minimal, just 3.0mm. The overnight thick cloud meant a mild night that saw the thermometer not drop below 15.5C, logged at 06.01 early Friday being 3.7C above my average.

Friday arrived with the back end of the two cold weather fronts crossing our area, however, the cloud is likely to thin and clear as the fronts exit to the east resulting in good sunshine in the afternoon and the temperature recovering from yesterday’s low. The wind is forecast to veer a few degrees and come from the west today.

The early sunshine on Wednesday became variable during the day as more cloud began to circulate, as a result the maximum of 21.7C was the lowest this month and only just above my 40-year average +0.3C. It was another cooler night with a minimum of 11.2C, which was 0.6C below average.

Thursday arrived with blue sky and glorious sunshine but by 07.15 the cloud began to drift across from the west limiting the sun.The thermometer had recovered to 15.7C by 08.00.

After a dull and damp start to Tuesday the late afternoon sunshine lifted the thermometer to 22.1C at 16.12, which was just 0.7C above my 40-year average. The clearer skies overnight meaner a cooler night than the last two nights that saw the thermometer drop to 9.7C being 2.1C below my average. The UV level of 6 was still in the High category.

Wednesday dawned bright with sunshine and a clear blue sky but the depression just off the coast of Scotland is likely to throw variable cloud across the region as the day progresses. After the cold front crossed yesterday we are in a cooler and drier air for the time being. The humidity of 87% at 08.00 was the lowest since the 1st.