Tuesday 16th June
The past twenty-four hours produced the warmest day and night this month as the wind began to have a southerly component. The maximum of 22.7C, logged at 15.51, was 1.9C above average whilst the minimum of 14.2C, logged at 01.58 early Tuesday, was 4.0C above average, thus a very mild night. There was variable cloud and sunshine throughout daylight hours, which was why the UV strength of 6.0 was the lowest for four days, the breeze was also quite brisk coming from the southeast for the majority of the day. A modest area of showers passed mainly to the north of our area, over the Swindon area after dark, that produced 0.2mm of precipitation, observed just after 22.30.
Tuesday revealed a misty and murky start to the new day although just after 08.00 the sun began to appear through small breaks in the cloud as it thinned, lifting the temperature to 16.1C by 08.00.
The battle between the low pressure system to the northwest and the high pressure system to the southeast, centred over the Continent, continues. Today, the depression will exert its forces on the UK with cloud building late afternoon. The barometric pressure has slipped a little lower again with a reading of 1015.5mb today, down 2mb since yesterday. This situation is likely to persist for much of Wednesday and possibly into Thursday as the occasional weather front crosses the country, any rainfall is likely to be minimal. The breeze will be light and from the southwest, which will result in temperatures rising just above the average for June, but no heatwave just yet, however, by Thursday and into the weekend it will become very warm and sunny.
Millions of people across the UK have been urged to keep their windows and doors shut following a recent NHS update. The health service has issued vital advice on the back of the latest Met Office forecast, which is set to cause misery for those who suffer from a widespread health condition.
According to the most recent Met Office pollen forecast, levels will vary between ‘Medium’, ‘High’ and ‘Very High’ across most of England from Monday, June 15, to Fri-day, June 19. This means hay fever sufferers face a heightened risk of experiencing symptoms. Parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will also be affected by elevated pollen levels.
In an alert posted by the NHS on Instagram, the health service stated: “There will be high levels of pollen across some parts of the country over the coming days.