The air movement on Friday was from the southwest and west, a mild, moist air stream. As a result, the daytime maximum of 8.7C, after the sever frost, was 0.7C above the average whilst due to thick cloud cover, the minimum of 6.3C at 01.09 early Saturday was also above average (+4.7C). The was the first frost free night for a week.
Friday was another dry day and the UV level of 1.8, still classed as ‘Low’, was the strongest since 25th October.
Saturday dawned dull and gloomy due to the thick cloud cover with the thermometer having recovered to 7.4C.