The mild Atlantic pervaded the country on Tuesday that saw the thermometer slowly rise all day until a maximum of 12.1C was reached at 04.27 in the early hours of Wednesday. There was a brief fall away to a minimum of 11.7C at 06.15. Both extremes were well above average with +5.0C and +7.1C respectively.
Much rain fell on Tuesday with further showers in the early hours of Wednesday amounting to 13.8mm
Wednesday brought variable cloud, much thinner and a higher cloud base.