Saturday was the first of the improving weather days, even though the day was predominantly cloudy and dull. The wind was far less strong, making it feel less cold, the temperature rose above average with a maximum of 16.8C, logged at 13.33, being +2.7C that made it the warmest day since the 19th. Light rain spots were observed at 16.30 and again shortly afterwards as the cloud thickened and became very dark and lower, but the precipitation was not measurable, just individual rain drops on horizontal surfaces.
The sky began to clear late evening that allowed warmth to disperse into the atmosphere. As a result the thermometer fell steadily downwards with a minimum of 3.0C logged at 06.18 early Sunday before the sun rose and began to reverse the trend. This low was 0.7C below my long-term average that made it the coolest night since the 17th.
We welcomed sunshine after sunrise that began to steadily disperse the mist that had formed in the early hours, as a result by 08.00 the thermometer had risen to 9.6C making it the warmest start to a day at that time since the 21st. The air stream today will come from a southwesterly direction and be light.
The area of high pressure has extended and built over the past twenty-four hours with a barometric pressure reading of 1026.1mb at 08.00, up 4mb since yesterday. The anticyclone currently covers a large area from Scandinavia down to Iberia. It will dominate our weather for the coming week but slowly relocate over the Continent, as a result the air stream, from Monday onwards, will come from an easterly quadrant but thankfully will be light. As a result the thermometer is going to climb well above average as we enjoy many hours of strong sunshine.
The images all week will be from West Woods, just outside Marlborough.