The south-easterly winds continued to bring warm air yesterday that resulted in a maximum of exactly 20.0C. The 12 hours of strong sunshine was less than the previous day due to thin high cloud in the afternoon. The sky remained clear for the first part of the night when the thermometer dropped to 4.7c just after 2am but cloud cover meant that this rose to 9.7C at 08.00 with thin cloud reducing the strength of the sun.
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Another glorious morning
Yesterday gave us 14.87 hours of strong sunshine, the highest total since 30th June 2015. The southerly breezes (high 19 mph) modified the maximum temperature to 16.7C, average for early May. Clear skies overnight produced another cool morning with a minimum of 1.3C but the strong sunshine from dawn meant that the thermometer had risen to 9.2C at 08.00 with low humidity of 73% at this time. UV levels this month are nudging into the ‘High’ category.
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Cooler westerly winds but much sunshine
The brisk westerly winds yesterday kept the temperature down to a maximum of 14.6C but with the high pressure now nearby we enjoyed 8.91 hours of strong sunshine. Overnight, as the little cloud cleared, the thermometer dropped to a minimum of 0.2C by 05.15 producing a ground frost that disappeared quickly in the rising sun. By 08.00 the thermometer reading was 7.7C and already 1.8 hours of strong sunshine had been recorded.
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Warmth at last
Yesterday the southerly air boosted the temperature to a maximum of 16.1C (average for early May) just after noon with broken sunshine in the morning. The advancing cold front brought thick cloud in the afternoon with modest rain totalling 2.3mm.
As the cold front passed over around 17.00, the wind veered into a westerly direction and the sun came out again taking the total hours of strong sunshine yesterday to 2.28 hours.
This morning dawned with strong sunshine and a little high cloud with a temperature of 7.5C at 08.00. -
Another sharp frost after warmest day for a week
The last day of April brought 6.0 hours of strong sunshine but with clearing skies overnight another air frost occurred for a couple of hours before dawn with a minimum of -0.7C.
The humidity at 08.00 today was very low at 71% with bright sunshine that soon was dimmed with high level cloud.