Mild weather returns

On Friday the thermometer rose well above average (+2.1C) with a maximum of 10.1C at 13.19 before cloud built up again. The sunshine recorder was triggered for just 0.25 minutes and the UV registered 0.5, the first above zero in three days. This was the warmest day in December and warmest since 25th November.

There was a little moisture amounting to 0.3mm in very brief drizzle.

A mild night followed with a minimum of 6.6C at 04.30 on Saturday that was 4.3C above average.

Saturday dawned with a little brightness and very small patches of welcome blue sky after the recent gloomy days. The air is almost still again.

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