What a glorious day yesterday was? We enjoyed 11.91 hours of strong sunshine, the sunniest day September 6th last year, with the UV level rising again, now into the ‘High’ category. The light winds, maximum 11mph, and sunshine pushed the thermometer to a maximum 17.6C, the warmest day this month. Overnight the temperature dropped steadily to a minimum of -0.1C at 06.22, which allowed valley fog to form around dawn with a misty sky. The temperature rose to 1.8C at 08.00, the coldest start to the day since the beginning of March.
The sun soon began to break through and disperse the fog and mist with promise of another fine day.
Category: Commentary
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Sunniest day for six months but another air frost
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‘Sun Pillar’ seen as sun rose yesterday
Thursday produced another glorious day with 7.56 hours of strong sunshine that raised the thermometer to a maximum of 16.2C, which is 2C above the average. Also notable was that the UV level at 4.9,(range 0 – 10) has edged into the ‘High’ category. Overnight the thermometer fell consistently to a minimum of 0.7C just before 7am this morning giving another ground frost. The day has dawned with much sunshine and the barometric pressure still high, promising another fine day.
Yesterday morning produced an unusual weather phenomenon called a ‘Sun Pillar’ that could be seen for a few minutes as the sun rose. This occurrence cannot be predicted as the effect is created by the reflection of light from numerous tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere or clouds. -
UV level rises again in strong sunshine
Monday brought another spring day with 6.85 hours of sunshine and the UV level rising a shade from Sunday with a reading of 4.2. The temperature edged higher with a maximum of 15.4C, which is 1.5C above the mean for April. There was a brief shower early this morning amounting to 0.2mm.
This morning dawned cloudy with occasional light drizzle and a temperature of 9.9C at 09.00 -
Warmest morning for nearly five months
Although there was no strong sunshine yesterday the warm, moist southerly air pushed the thermometer to a maximum of 13.1C, a couple of degrees down on previous highs but still 3C above the average for March. The warmth was maintained overnight, peaking just after 1am but dropped a couple of degrees to give a minimum of 11.1C.
This morning we have been greeted by sunshine breaking through variable cloud that gave the warmest morning, when readings were taken at 08.00, since 8th December.
Rainfall total for March now totals 48.5C, which is 9.5mm below the average for March. However, this is offset by evaporation now totalling 37mm so all but about 11mm of precipitation this month has remained in the ground. -
Mild, bright and calm
Yesterday was another calm, mild and quiet day with a maximum of 14.4C and the strongest breeze only reaching 15mph. It was the first sunless day for a week.
Light rain commenced just after 3am today with a total of 2.2mm as another weather front crossed the country. Low cloud and light rain persisted until around 11am