The persistent northeasterly air stream on Monday, gusting to 24mph, meant a cold day with the thermometer not rising above 2.4C. This was a significant 4.5C below my 40-year average but also the coldest day since 1st December. There was also a windchill that outside making it feel at least 2C lower than that indicated on an exterior thermometer. A minimum air temperature of -0.1C was logged at 07.06 on Tuesday being 1.4C below my 40-year average,
Tuesday morning revealed similar conditions as on Monday with overcast skies and the wind, initially coming from the east-northeast but later backing into the north east. The strong wind is again producing a wind chill. At 08.00 the thermometer read 0.1C but my computerised weather station calculated that it felt more like -3C due to windchill thanks to the strong wind and lower humidity (86%). The anticyclone is changing shape causing the wind direction changes but pressure is still very high with 1031.1mb logged at 08.00, down 2mb since that recorded on Monday.