Tuesday was a gloomy, wet day although it was mild with the thermometer rising to a maximum of 11.8C, almost 4C above average, in the early evening at 18.21. However, at that time a squall line passed over the area bringing intense rain and strong winds. Within a few minutes the wind began to veer from the south into the west and the temperature to drop continuously so that by 23.00 there was a fall of 6C.
It was windy all day with a peak gust of 39mph at 16.18.
Rainfall for the past twenty-four hours amounted to 8.9mm bringing the monthly total to 26.2mm.
With relatively clear sky overnight the thermometer continued to fall registering 2.4C at 08.00 on Wednesday morning and the sun began to shine as it rise above the horizon.