Category: Commentary

During the many hours of sunshine on sunday the temperature rose to 19.9C, which was exactly the same as on Saturday and 2.4C above the average.

Another dry day with the UV level again rising to ‘High’.

The past night was unexpectedly cool, as the thermometer dropped to 4.5C at 05.49 on monday being 1.9C below the average.

Monday dated well with early strong sunshine that lifted the temperature to 10.9C at 08.00.

The barometric pressure is beginning to fall as a depression approaches the north of the UK, down 5mb on Sunday.

The numerous hours of sunshine on Saturday raised the thermometer to 19.9C being 2.4C above the average as the ridge of high pressure continued to build.

It was another dry day with the UV level rated as ‘High’.

Overnight brought a minimum of 8.5C being 2.1C above the average.

Sunday initially brought muted sunshine through thin high cloud but after 08.00 it became stronger through broken cloud. The temperature at 08.00 was 11.6C, the warmest start to a day at since 28th October. The presser reading at that time was 1029.5mb, the highest this month.

Both the maximum of 18.2C and the very mild night with a minimum of 11.1C were above average with +0.7C and +4.6C respectively. In fact it has been the warmest night since 29th October.

Very brief and light rain fell at 22.35 on Friday and again just after dawn at 05.55 on Saturday. Sadly, as a gardener, it only dampened the surface with 0.6mm with no quantity and will soon be evaporated.

Saturday brought cloudy skies with the light drizzle falling at first but it began to brighten up after 08.00, with the sun appearing, as an area of low cloud drifted southwards.

With variable cloud on Thursday and much sunshine the thermometer rose to 20.4c being 2.9C above the May average. It was the warmest day since 24th September.

Yet another dry day with the UV level of 5.8 indicating it was High.

The minimum of 8.4C was 2C above average being another mild night.

The barometric reassure has slowly been building these past two days with the reading at 08.00 of 1026.6mb, the highest since the end of April as a ridge of high pressure begins to affect our weather. The anticyclone or Azores High, will continue the trend of more dry days with temperatures staying above average.

The thermometer rose steadily on Wednesday to reach a maximum of 18.9C, which was 1.C above average and the first above average day this month. The wind was a little stronger gusting to 12mph and from the west for the majority of the day.

For the first time this year the UV level rose to a value of 6.0, which meant the strength was ‘High’.

I was a little surprised to find that the thermometer had dropped so far overnight and much lower than forecast with a low of 3.9C at 04.41 on Thursday.

There was a little brightness on Thursday morning but no sunshine by 08.00 when the thermometer had recovered to 9.3C.

As a gardener I have been pleased to note that the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has this month consistently been in double figures, today at 08.00 read 11.2C, which means there is more warmth to encourage plant growth, however, it is restricted by the lack of rain.