Category: Commentary

Although Tuesday brought us a little more sunshine than Monday, just 1.6 hours, it did nothing to raise much warmth as the strong northeasterly winds pegged back the temperature to between 11C and 13C for most of the day, only rising to 16.5C late afternoon. This maximum was 3.5C below average.

It was a dry day but due to the lack of sunshine the UV level dropped back to ‘High’.

More cloud drifted in again overnight from the North Sea on the persistent Northeasterly winds, still gusting to 20mph.

It was the coolest night this month with a minimum of 7.8C just after 5am, which was 2C below average.

Wednesday dawned with much cloud and by 08.00 there were glimpses of sun breaking through but no long spells with the thermometer struggling up to 9.8C, the coolest morning for almost a month.

Wednesday update at 17.30: today has been more like summer with a recovery in temperature, maximum of 21.5C, UV at top end of ‘High’ and so far 10 hours of strong sunshine.

Monday was such a contrast to previous days as the unpleasant northeasterly wind brought much cloud from the North Sea for most of the day. During the late afternoon there was a little brightness with just 5 minutes of sunshine.

Not surprising to find that temperatures fell away with the warmest part of the day at 09.55 giving a maximum of 18.2C. This was 2C below average, which was 7C down on the Sunday maximum and dropped away a couple of degrees for most of the day.

Thicker cloud was driven in overnight by a freshening northeasterly, gusting to 20mph, so that the thermometer dropped away to a minimum of 11.3C, still 1.3C above average.

Tuesday arrived with thick cloud lowering over the Marlborough Downs and light drizzle in the air but not measurable.

Update at 17.50: cool day as northeasterly meant temperatures for most of the day no more than 13C but late brightness lifted to 16.5C at 16.35 when average is 20C.

Sunday gave us 14.45 hours of strong sunshine, the fifth highest daily total this year. The UV level on each of the three days this month have been in the ‘Very High’ level.

Another dry day with the thermometer soaring to a maximum of 25.1C being the highest since 6th May, 5.1C above the 34-year average and up 2C on the Saturday peak

During Sunday evening cloud could be seen drifting in from the north east that overnight reduced warmth radiating into the atmosphere providing a mild night when the thermometer did not fall below 11.9C at 05.25. This was 2C above the June average.

Monday arrived with broken sunshine and the temperature at 08.00 had risen to 16.1C.

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Sunday saw the thermometer soar to a maximum of 25.1C at 17.38 with over 14 hours of strong sunshine and UV again in the ‘Very High’ category.