Category: Commentary

The strong northeasterly persisted on Tuesday, gusting to 26mph, that once again depressed the temperature with a maximum of 18.1C being 1.0C above the average. The past night was not quote so cold, due to the cloud that had rolled in from the North Sea in the evening, with a low of 9.5C being 2.7C above the average.

Wednesday dawned gloomy with thick cloud scudding across the sky driven on by the persistent, strong northeasterly. In fact at 08.15 light drizzle was observed on the window glass. The barometric pressure remains consistently high.

We have now had sixteen consecutive dry days, th driest period since February, when there are nineteen consecutive dry days.

There has been little change from the strong northeasterly wind for several days, Monday was no different. In fact the wind was even stronger gusting to 27mph on two occasions.

The cool and strong wind pegged back the temperature so that the thermometer only reached 17.2C on Monday being just average and the coolest day since the 13th. The last night was also very cool with a minimum of 6.8C also just average for May.

The equivalent loss of rainfall from ground sources and plant life is now 4.3mm for each of the last two days with the total loss for May of 82.6mm compared to the rainfall of 52.7mm.

Tuesday morning revealed a grey and cold morning with the northeasterly wind still gusting strongly, to 24mph. The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has lost two degrees of warmth recently with a reading of 13.3C at 08.00. The centre of the high pressure has edged closer to Scotland, which has seen the barometric pressure rise to 1030.8mb at 08.00.

The thermometer rose to 21.9C on Sunday making it the warmest day since 12th October and 4.8C above the average. The wind increased in strength, gusting to 21mph and still from the northeast. During the numerous hours of sunshine the UV level rose again to High.

The past night was a little warmer than of late with a low of 7.2C, just 0.4C above the average.

Monday brought variable sunshine to start the day with the high breeze still influencing our weather. The wind continues from the northeast and a little stronger than of late.

There was very little change on Saturday from the previous five days. The thermometer peaked at 20.6C being 3.5C above the average and a minimum of 5.9C was 0.9C below the average.

Strong sunshine greeted the arrival of Sunday that boosted the temperature considerably so that by 08.00 the thermometer read 14.8C, the warmest start to a day this month.

The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm read 16.0C at 08.00, the warmest the soil has been at that time since 13th September.

The Azores High reached its highest pressure, maximum of 1032.4mb, on Friday bringing the settled, sunny but cool northeasterly breeze. The breeze remained brisk all day with a peak gust of 21mph at 11.47.The thermometer reached a peak of 20.3C, being 3.2C abject the average. The past night was the coolest for a week with a low of 6.1C at 04.53 early on Saturday.

So far this month, the past twelve consecutive dry days have been the driest period since February

In the early hours cloud rolled in from the North Sea so Saturday dawned dull and gloomy. However, just before 08.00 some brightness was observed and just after 08.15 bursts of weak sunshine pierced the thinning cloud cover. Due to the overnight low cloud the humidity at 08.00 was 92%, the highest for a fortnight, after the low of 76% on Tuesday.