Windrush Weather

Category: News

  • Coldest day this month

    With the rain (4.1mm) and wind from a westerly direction, peaking at 27mph, the thermometer only reached 10.8C, which is still above the mean for November. Within two of the sharp showers small hail (less than 5mm) was seen. The total rainfall amount this month is 39.6mm, which is 43% of the mean for November.

  • Brief sunshine yesterday followed by valley fog

    After ten days without measurable strong sunshine, yesterday we saw a brief glimpse for 0.2 hours. With the thermometer dropping overnight to a minimum of 7.2C it was not surprising, after the humid air of recent days, that valley fog formed around daybreak but quickly dispersed.

  • Very warm night

    The mean maximum temperature for November is 9.9C. Yesterday evening the thermometer read 13C until late in the evening when the temperature started to slowly rise with a reading of 14.1C at 0800 today. The mean minimum for November is 3.5C so last night was almost 11C above the long-term minimum average with no frosts in the short term forecast.

  • Strong winds and more rain

    Yesterday the winds gusted to a peak of 39mph, the highest since 5th May. Temperatures by day and night are still far above the mean, at least 5C. The rainfall yesterday amounted to 5.8mm bringing the total for November to 31.5mm. After four consecutive days with no sunshine, the sun peaked through for a couple of minutes yesterday afternoon.

  • Wettest day for a month

    The last twenty-four hours produced a total of 13.1mm, the wettest day since 5th October.The wind has been strengthening since just after midnight with a maximum gust of 23mph. Another very mild night with a minimum of 12.6C when the mean is 3.5C.