Category: Commentary

Friday saw the barometric pressure continue to decline with a consequent change in our weather. The maximum temperature was very similar to Thursday’s peak at 23.2C but sunshine hours were down with 7.6.

Overnight cloud increased with a light shower justifier 05.00 amounting to 0.9mm.

Saturday was initially cloudy with the thick cloud from the hang back of the weather front easing away to the east. However, just after 07.30 there were occasionally breaks in the cloud allowing the sun to break through. The minimum overnight was 16.2C making it the warmest night since 26th June and 4.3C above average.

The thermometer did not rise quite as far on Thursday as on Wednesday with a maximum of 23.2C, down 1.2C, but still 0.4C above the 36-year average. It was dry, although in the evening shower clouds passed close to our area.

Rainfall still stands at 25.2mm but evaporation continues to rise with a monthly total to date of 66mm therefore a deficit of 38mm to the land.

Friday saw variable cloud after dawn following what was a misty start to the day. The thermometer by 08.00 had risen to 17.4C after a minimum of 14.3C at 01.34.

With 11.1 hours of strong sunshine and the UV level at the top end of Very High on Wednesday it was not surprising to see the thermmter reach 24.4C being the hottest day in July.

The past night was less cool than previous nights due to the high cloud that slowed the loss of warmth into the atmosphere such that a minimum of 10.4C was recorded at 03.58 on Thursday.

Thursday morning saw a mostly cloudy sky with brief glimpses of sunshine in the early morning that lifted the temperature to 14.7C at 08.00. The cloud is associated with another weather front and depression moving in from the Atlantic principally affecting the north of the country at the moment.

The rainfall total for July still stands at 25.mm after another dry day but the daily evaporation rate has been in excess of 4mm during the last three days such that the ground and plant life have lost the equivalent rainfall of 66mm during July.

Tuesday saw the thermometer rise to 21.8C, the warmest day this week, but still 1C below average. The arrival of cloud during the afternoon limited the sunshine to 10.5 hours but the UV level was Very High for two hours either side of midday.

A cool night followed, but not so cool as the previous two nights, with a minimum of 7.4C being 4.9C below average.

Wednesday saw much more cloud after dawn that gave glimpses of hazy sunshine. The thermometer read 11.9C at 08.00, which made it the coolest start a day this month at that time.

Monday brought 12 hours of strong sunshine under the influence of the anticyclone to the west of the UK, as the barometric pressure increased. The brisk north westerly breeze, a cool direction but clear, meant a warm day, not hot, as the maximum of 20.8C was 2C below average.

It was another dry day, the tenth this month, with the UV level rising to Very High between 12.00 and 14.30.

With a clear sky overnight the expected significant drop in temperature occurred as warmth from the ground radiated into the atmosphere with no cloud blanket. The thermometer dropped to 6.0C at 05.37 being 4.9C below average.

Tuesday dawned with continuous sunshine in a predominantly clear sky.