Friday gave us a bright morning but just after midday the cloud built up with light rain and drizzle during the afternoon. The daily rainfall amounted to 2.7mm. It was another fresh day with the maximum temperature only 9.2C, down again on Thursday and 1.1C below average, feeling cool in the brisk wind.
Saturday morning saw the thermometer at its lowest with a reading of 5.8C, being 3.C above average and broken sunshine as the cloud from the latest weather front eased away to the east.
The UV level on Thursday rose to 2.6, the strongest since 13th October as we enjoyed over 6 hours of sunshine. The strong westerly winds then from a cooler direction and peaking at 38 mph, restricted the temperature to a maximum of 9.7C, which was 0.6C below average.
Overnight the temperature fell away to a minimum of 1.6C at 07.09 this morning, giving a slight ground frost.
Friday arrived with broken sunshine and the thermometer having recovered to 3.9C at 08.00
Update on Friday at 15.55: dribs and drabs of light rain after midday but no quantity. Bright periods in the morning lifted the temperature to a maximum of just 9.2C, being 1.3C below average, before the rain arrived and depressed the temperature further to currently 8.5C.
Wednesday brought a rash of showers that were almost continuous throughout daylight hours. There was a lull overnight but just after 05.30 Thursday morning another band of rain crossed the area. The rainfall during the past twenty-four hours amounted to 7.7mm bringing the monthly total to 33.4mm with the current 35-year average at 59.5mm.
It was a mild day thanks to the southerly air stream with gusty winds peaking at 30mph. The thermometer maximum was at 11.5C, which was 1.2C above average.
Thursday saw another band of rain crossing the area, clearing just after 08.10, with the cloud thinning as the temperature fell away to a minimum of 4.4C.
Update on Thursday at 16.35: strong westerly winds all day gusting to 38mph at 12.32. A dry day during daylight hours.
Tuesday proved a dry day until the advance rain began to fall at 15.44, from an extensive rain band, as a warm weather front reached us.
The rainfall from this weather front produced 13.8mm, which was the wettest day since 18th December and brought the March total to 25.7mm.
It was a warm day with the thermometer reaching 10.9C being 0.6C above the average and a windy day with a peak gust of 37mph occurring at 22.50.
The warm front arriving in the late afternoon and its associated thick cloud meant a warm, mild night followed with the thermometer reading 9.8C at 08.00 this morning, Wednesday.
Wednesday morning arrived with thick cloud and light rain from the back edge of the weather front now moving away to the east.
Update on Wednesday at 17.50: frequent, almost continuous showers throughout daylight hours as a deep depression approached from the west with the lowest barometric pressure in a month, currently reading 983.6mb. A mild day thanks to brisk southerly winds with a maximum of 11.5C being 1.2C above average.
Monday brought brisk westerly winds, gusting to a peak of 32mph in a squall at 11.58, that meant a wind chill that dropped the maximum of 8.8C to making it feel more like 6C. The peak was also below average (-1.5)C, the first for nearly a month.
A heavy rain shower started at 12.00 that with later minor showers just after 5pm amounted to 1.9mm.
Overnight saw a minimum of 2.9C at 02.39, which had recovered to 4.8C at 08.00 today, Tuesday.
Tuesday morning arrived with the sun shining brightly after it rose above the horizon.
Update on Monday at 18.30: temperature eases back above average, just (+0.6C) with a maximum of 10.9C at 13.10. Rain arrived 15.40 ahead of next extensive rain band, this time from a warm front, so a mild wet night ahead.