Windrush Weather

Cool northeasterly set in

The brisk wind from the north east prevailed all day that, with no sunshine, meant a cool day. A maximum gust of 31mph was accorded at 18.50. The maximum temperature for the day of 5.2C was registered at 08.00 as the thermometer slowly fell away so that at 18.00 the reading of 2.4C felt more like -1C due to wind chill.

The additional rainfall of 2.1mm brought the monthly total to 99.9mm being 94mm above the 37-year average.

A frost set in overnight with a minimum of -0.7C at 07.07 on Sunday.

Sunday began much brighter with thin high cloud allowing very weak sunshine that was so much more cheerful than the last few gloomy starts to many days.