Monday was a murky, dark and miserable day very depressing. The low cloud persisted all day with the cloud base lowering late afternoon to bring the visibility down from 1,000m to 200m at times.
Such conditions meant no sunshine and the UV level the lowest for over a month.
The persistent rain and drizzle produced 7.6mm of precipitation bringing the total for April to 39.4mm, being only 19mm below the April average with three weeks of the month still ahead.
Not surprisingly, the temperature was also depressed giving a maximum for most of the day of 9.1C, rising slightly to 9.9C early evening, which was 4C below the April average.
The thick blanket of cloud meant very little loss of temperature overnight such that at 08.00 this morning the thermometer read 9.2C. The mild night meant a temperature that was 4.5C above the 34-year April average.
Tuesday started where Monday left off with thick cloud and drizzle at the time readings were taken at 08.00. The wind is still very light with little movement of air.