Category: Commentary

With 7.87 hours of strong sunshine and very light breezes tuesday was the warmest day for a week with a maximum of 17.2C. However much we enjoyed the greater warmth, it was still 1.5C below the September average.

With clear skies the thermometer dropped to a minimum of 6.6C, very chilly, which was nearly 3C below the average.

The initial cloud from the advancing weather front has shown itself at dawn with just brief interludes of sunshine.

The very light southerly air has boosted the temperature to 11.0C at 08.00, making it the warmest start to a day at this time for a week.

After a dry day on monday, with the ground beginning to dry out, a substantial shower arrived early evening producing 1.4mm of rain. This brings the total for September to 45.4mm.

It was a little warmer by day and night with a maximum of 16.0C, up 1.3C on sunday but still 2.7C below the September average.

Strong sunshine was up a few minutes with 2.65 hours in total.

Overnight cloud meant a milder night wth a minimum of 8.9C, up 1.2C on the sunday minimum and close to the September average being just 0.4C below.

This morning has brought initial sunshine, which was temporarily obscured as banks of mist moved around that are now beginning to dissipate as the sun gains in strength.

We had much less sunshine on Sunday than on previous days, 2.44 hours, as a consequence the thermometer hovered around 12C most of the day and slowly struggled to 14.8C late afternoon as the low cloud slowly thinned. This was 4C below the September average. The winds were light, maximum of 11mph and from a NNE direction.

There was very light drizzle just after noon that was not measurable.

It was also a warmer night than of late with a minimum of 7.7C, still 1.6C below the September average.

Banks of low cloud are obscuring the sun this morning with only the occasional glimpse between breaks.

Saturday produced another 4.4 hours of strong sunshine with the UV level at the ‘Mpderate’ level as it has been for the past week or so.

The temperature eased up a little on Friday’s maximum with a peak of 15.9C, still 2.8C below the September average.

It was almost a dry day, which would have been the first in the last ten days, but a shower late evening produced 0.3mm.

With clearing skies again the thermometer dropped steadily to a minimum of 5.5C, almost identical to the previous two nights, which was 4C below the 33-year average.

The temperature eased upwards after 5am as drifting fog dropped down limiting visibility to a maximum of 300m.

Friday produced a couple of showers midday and then early evening amounting to 1.9mm being the ninth consecutive day with measurable rainfall.

The wind having veered into the northwest pegged back the temperature, that combined with reduced sunshine of 4.31 hours meant a cooler day again, 2C down on thursday. The thermometer peaked at 13.51 with a maximum of just 14.3C, which was 4.4C below the 33-year average. This was the coolest day since 9th May

With predominantly clear skies the temperature dropped consistency overnight producing a minimum of 5.4C, some 4C below the September average. As a result of the moisture and very low temperatures radiation fog formed again in the River Og valley.

There was intermittent sun after dawn that by 07.45 had dispersed the fogged slowly beginning to raise the temperature so that at 08.00 the thermometer read 6.7C, the coolest morning since 29th April.