After a frosty start yesterday we received 3.7 hours of welcome strong sunshine that boosted the temperature to a maximum of 8.8C just after midday, just above average. The thermometer fell steadily to a low of 3.9C at 05.08 this morning but has since recovered to 6.9C at 08.00. The barometric pressure, after peaking around midday yesterday, has been falling rapidly signalling the approaching storm Barbara, which is well to the north of us.
The light showers yesterday evening amounted to 1.5mm, which brings the total for December to 19.2mm when the mean over 32 years is 91.5mm. After a calm night the wind speed is beginning to pick up over the past three hours.
Latest: Friday 24th at 15.00. Winds increasing over last five hours with a gust of 41mph at 14.53 as barometric pressure falls rapidly.
19.00. Cold front now cleared, which brought 1.2mm of rainfall. Barometric pressure rising rapidly with the thermometer dropping from high of 11.1C to currently 9.1C and wind quickly falling light whilst veering into the west.
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