There was limited sunshine on Wednesday, just 5 hours, but the flow of southerly air from mid Atlantic around the Canary Islands meant the thermometer eased upwards again to a maximum 11.5C, which was 4.4C above average.
It was another dry day with the UV level rising to 1.9, the strongest since 24th October.
The thick cloud and southerly air flow meant a very mild night with the thermometer not falling below 7.8C, which was a significant 6.5C above average for February.
Thursday morning saw thick cloud and light winds with the southerly air flow continuing, the thermometer having risen to 9.3C at 08.00, which was already 2.2C above the average daily maximum.
Update on Thursday at 15.40: warmer again with a maximum of 13.2C at 12.59, which was 6.1C above average, making it the warmest day in three months.