The thermometer dropped abruptly 3.4C on Thursday morning at 08.40 as the squall went through then dropped a further 0.6C in the next half hour. The rain was almost continuous on Thursday adding another 14.7mm taking the monthly total to 130.6mm, some 65mm above my 40-year average.
The sky began to clear late afternoon that led to a much cooler night with the thermometer sinking to 2.2C at 23.15 late Thursday, rising to 3.9C at 08.00 on Friday. This minimum was the lowest since 2nd February.
Friday initially began with weak sunshine but cloud soon drifted in from the west limiting its strength.
There are four areas of low pressure to the north of the UK that are influencing our current weather producing a light northwesterly of a showery nature. The cool air that arrived behind the cold fronts yesterday will continue for much of the day.