Under the influence of the anticyclone the thermometer edged a little higher on Tuesday peaking at 23.1C. This was 2.0C above the 38-year average bearing mind that there have only been two days in August with above average maximum.
It was the 27th dry day in August with the UV a little lower with a value of 5.2, towards the bottom of the High category.
The overnight minimum of 12.0C was just above the average (+0.3C).
Wednesday brought bright periods first thing but after 07.30 increasing variable cloud limited the sunshine. The ridge of high pressure continues to influence our weather with a reading at 08.00 of 1025.2mb, having been around that value for four days.