Friday saw the thermometer steadily rise to a maximum of 14.9C at 14.17 being 4.4C above the average. Overnight was mild with a low of 4.4C (+2.0C).
The barometric pressure continued to rise on Friday peaking at 1042.4mb, the highest for two months.
Saturday dawned with strong sunshine and the promise of a warm and sunny day. The barometric pressure remains very high having lost just 5mb in the past twenty-four hours from its peak on Friday.
After the fog had cleared and the sunshine broke through mid-morning on Tuesday the thermometer rose to 14.7C being 4.2C above the 38-year average and it felt quite springlike.
The increase in cloud overnight, from an approaching weather front, stopped the temperature from falling very low with a minimum of 6.5C at 03.05 on Wednesday.
Wednesday morning brought misty conditions after dawn with a very light breeze. The temperature had recovered to 7.9C at 08.00. By 08.00 the visibility had dropped to 500m as the rain band approaches and is within 30 miles.
On Monday the thermometer rose 2.1C above the 38-year average with a maximum of 13.6C at 14.33.
It was another dry day, the eight this month, with the UV level of 2.2 still rated as Low.
Overnight due to clearing skies the thermometer dropped steadily to reach a low of 1.6C at 00.12 on Tuesday being 0.8C below average. Fog formed in the early hours that limited visibly to 500m at 08.00, up from 200m at 06.30.
On Sunday the lighter southerly air stream, maximum gust of 23mph, and sunshine in the afternoon, raised the maximum temperature to 12.1C being 1.6C above the average.
The clearer skies overnight allowed the warmth to dissipate into the atmosphere producing an air frost with a minimum of -0.1C at 07.25 on Monday.
Monday arrived with variable sunshine and the thermometer having recovered to 1.8C at 08.00. Under a temporary ridge of high pressure the barometric pressure has risen over the past day with a reading of 1023.3mb at 08.00.
Both maximum by day and minimum by night were above average with 11.2C (+0.7C) and 6.8C (+4.4C) respectively due to the continuing southerly breeze. The wind has been quite brisk with a maximum gust of 32mph on Saturday at 15.46 and 30mph in the early hours of Sunday.
The rainfall that began just before midnight amounted to 4.5mm bringing the monthly total 26.2mm being 45% of the 38-year average.
Sunday provided the occasional very brief burst of sunshine but was predominantly cloudy with the thermometer having recovered to 7.8C at 08.00.
Due to the depression currently centred off the north west cast of Northen Ireland the wind continues from the south or southeast direction.