Saturday 8th November
Although the cloudy conditions continued on Friday the temperature still climbed well above average, but not so warm as on Thursday, with a maximum of 14.7C at 12.37 being 4.4C above my long-term average. A weather front crossed the area during the late afternoon that produced rain for several hours that amounted to 4.6mm. The cloud cover continued overnight thus another very mild night as the thermometer did not drop below 9.3C. That low was another significantly below average temperature with 9.3C logged at 06.05 early Saturday.
Saturday after first light revealed a cloudy sky but by 07.30 brief breaks in the cloud cover were appearing. We will be under a transient ridge of high pressure today that will give us a fine, dry day with much welcome sunshine. The barometric pressure is rising fast as the ridge builds.
A weather front with associated rain is forecast to cross southern England Sunday afternoon.
The unsettled, but mild weather will continue into next week with temperatures by day and night likely to remain above average but not quite as high as enjoyed this past week. Various low-pressure systems will attempt to dominate our weather, simply sunshine and showers.