The maximum of 7.6C on Friday made it the coolest day since the beginning of the month and the first below my 40-year average since the 2nd. Clear skies overnight meant a low of -1.4C at 05.56 Saturday producing an air frost. This minimum was 3.1C below my 40-year average and the coldest night since 20th January.
The early risers on Saturday saw brief, weak sunshine but by 07.30 a sheet of cloud had moved eastwards blocking out all possible brightness. This was due to a weather system running along the English Channel throwing cloud over southern England with the possibility of rain and depressed temperatures. The wind direction is going to change considerably today from southeast to north west and then back again to southwest as the centre of the low pressure moves eastwards.