Gloom returns with low cloud but no frost overnight

With a maximum of 8.1C yesterday, just above the mean, and 2.2 hours of strong sunshine it was a much better day. Again there was no rain, the fifth consecutive dry day with the monthly total still standing at 21.6mm, which is 70mm below the 32-year mean. The lack of rain this month and also in October can be seen in the very low state of the Rivers Kennet and Og running through Marlborough.
Low cloud, giving misty conditions, has returned overnight. The stagnant air trapped under the intense high pressure will take time to lift and clear as the is air very still. There was a high of 9mph yesterday in mid-afternoon but over the past twenty-four hour there has been very little movement.