Category: Commentary

Friday was another pleasant day with 4.6 hours of strong sunshine raising the temperature to a maximum of 11.4C, just 1.4C above the average. Late in the day cloud increased again as another weather front approached from the west. As a result the temperature, after falling to a minimum of 7.3C, started to climb again just before midnight so that by 08.00 today the thermometer tread 11.8C, the warmest start to a day this month.

A band of rain after midnight produced 5.9mm of precipitation bringing the total for November to 26.0mm, being 28% of the 33-year average.

Following the pattern this month of dry, sunny days followed by wet days as a succession of weather fronts arrive then clear the UK, this morning has dawned with low cloud but very mild.

Thursday was the first day this month when no sunshine was recorded. However, the thermometer rose to a maximum of 13.2C just after 2.30pm, being 3.2C above the average, and then steadily fell away until a minimum of 5.4C was reached just before midnight.

Yet instead of continuing the downward trend the temperature started to rise again, by 5C, so that at 08.00 the thermometer read 10.6C.

The frequent weather fronts passing over the country are producing such variable weather this month as the wind is constantly changing direction.

Maximum variation: 8.4C to 14.4C
Minimum variation: -2.1C to 6.9C
Morning at 08.00: -1.7C to 10.6C
Rainfall variation: 0 to 12.7mm
Barometric pressure variation: 1001.5mb to 1026.5mb

In the past twenty-four hours:

Temperature on the 8th at 08.00 was 1.6C, at 13.24 was 8.4C, at 23.27 was -1.1C then today, 9th at 08.00 was 7.5C

Wednesday was a glorious day with 7.13 hours of strong sunshine but the wind, then coming from the north-west, meant a cool day with a maximum of 8.4C, being 1.6C below the 33-year average.

The temperature fell away under clear skies until it reached a low of -1.1C just before midnight when the leading edged of the next weather frost began to bring cloud and the temperature started to climb again so that at 08.00 it was at 7.5C, within 1C of the maximum yesterday.

No rain fell yesterday so the monthly total still stands at 20.1mm

After the very sunny day on Monday, with 7.3 hours of strong sunshine, Tuesday brought us just 38 minutes of strong sunshine, briefly after midday, following the clearance of the weather front. The cold front produced 6.2mm of rainfall, bringing the total for November to 20.1mm, being 22% of the November 33-year average.

Just after 14.30 yesterday the barometric pressure started to rise again with the result that the wind veered from the south into the northwest. The wind, gusting to 20mph from this cooler direction, meant that the thermometer fell from its peak of 13.6C at 11.54 to a minimum of 1.6C at dawn, as a result of the clear sky. The maximum was 3.6C above the November average whereas the low temperature produced a ground frost and was 2.1C below the average. There was no air frost as a breeze throughout the night meant that the air was always on the move.

This morning broke very sunny as the last of the cloud from the weather front continued its eastwards journey.

Monday provided us with 7.27 hours of strong sunshine making it the sunniest day for almost a fortnight. As a result of the sunshine and the wind coming from the southwest rather then the west, the temperature recovered a little to a maximum of 10.9C. being 0.9C above the November average.

The leading cloud from the approaching weather front meant that although the thermometer dropped to a low of 5.7C around 5.30pm, after that it recovered and rose 4C in the evening.

By 08.00 this morning the thermometer read 9.8C as the cloud was thick and low just ahead of the forecast rain.