Friday 7th November
Thursday gave us a dry day but overcast with thick cloud that produced the lowest UV level since the middle of March with a reading of just 0.9. However, the stream of very warm, moist air continued that resulted in a very mild day with the thermometer rising to a peak 16.6C at 13.56. The high was 6.3C above average making it the warmest day since 8th October. The past night followed the recent trend of mild nights with the thermometer not dropping below 11.3C at 04.33 early Friday being a significant 7.3C above average.
Looking out after first light on Friday revealed very murky conditions with the cloud very low masking the Marlborough Downs and Savernake Forest, that at its lowest limited visibility to around 400m. However, after 07.30 conditions began to improve that by 08.00 had resulted in the cloud lifting significantly having almost completely cleared. The synoptic charts show a weather front moving across the country later today bringing possible light precipitation.
A transient ridge or nose of higher pressure will give us a drier and brighter day on Saturday. The jet stream forecast and thus the likely weather ahead will mean a modest drop in temperatures next week but likely still above average with the unsettled weather continuing.