The weak ridge of high pressure gave us a splendid summer’s day on Friday with light winds and the thermometer climbing to 24.2C at 16.14 being 2.8C above my 40-year average. The breeze varied between north and west later in the day.
The low of 7.8C overnight, occurring at 06.21 early Saturday, meant a chilly night being 4.0C below average and produced radiation fog in the River Og valley that began to thin at 06.30 as the very red sun after sunrise began to change into orange and get to work on the fog. By 06.50 the fog had all but disappeared.
Saturday saw the thermometer reading 11.9C at 08.00, the coolest start to a day this week.
The ridge of high pressure will be maintained for a couple of days so a fine weekend ahead.