With the high pressure edging closer on Sunday the result was a dry day with a modest recovery in the temperatures as although the maximum of 17.2C at 15.10 was 3.4C below my long-term average it was an improvement on the previous cool day. Sunday was also dry with the UV level peaking in the ‘High’ category during the variable sunshine. The cloud overnight meant an average minimum temperature of 10.3C logged at 05.40 being 0.1C above the seasonal average.
The start to Monday revealed a cloudy beginning to the new day, however, shortly around 08.00 bursts of brief, weak sunshine appeared that had lifted the temperature to 14.6C by 08.00.
The improvement in the temperature by day, and especially last night, saw the ground temperature at a depth of 5cm read 15.0C at 08.00. This was the highest temperature since the 2nd.
The anticyclone in the Atlantic has spread its influence across to the Continent and will be the major factor in our weather over the next few days. As a result the barometric pressure has risen further with a reading of 1022.1mb at 08.00 being the highest this month. The slight relocation of the high pressure has seen the wind back a few degrees to come from the west-southwest or southwest today, a much warmer direction. This trend will continue for the next few days with the daytime maximum temperature likely getting above average on Tuesday, and then rising further. However, there is the likelihood mid-week of an airstream from the south bringing more humid but warmer air that could spark off some stormy conditions.