Tuesday 30th September
It was great to enjoy the greater warmth on Monday when the thermometer rose to a maximum of 18.3C at 15.09, however, this was still below average at -0.7C, but it was the warmest day since the 20th. There was very little wind movement, a maximum gust of 9mph was recorded, that enhanced the feel of the warmth. The past night was also a little warmer than the previous night with a minimum of 3.1C logged at 07.20 but this was still a significant 5.4C below average.

The start to Tuesday revealed radiation mist in the River Og valley when the moisture in the air condensed due to the low temperature but only minor, not affecting visibility, it quickly evaporated under the influence of the sun after sunrise in Marlborough at 07.05. There was broken cloud that allowed thin sunshine to lift the temperature a little to 3.9C at 08.00.

We have three more fine days ahead under the influence of the ridge of high pressure that is producing a light southwesterly air flow, which should result in a warmer day.

Looking ahead, the forecast track of Hurricane Humberto, as I mentioned yesterday, could take this storm further north than ex Hurricane Gabrielle last week, possibly much closer to Scotland. Whatever, its final position in relation to the UK the pressure will drop significantly as we approach Friday with much cloud and possible light precipitation. The centre of the storm is forecast to be very deep, and deepen at the end of the week, from an extremely low pressure of 956mb to 944mb, which will produce strong winds, possibly gales further to the northwest of the UK. The barometric pressure at 08.00 today was 1026.4mb. The experts wonder if Hurricane Humberto might link up with nearby Tropical Storm Imelda, which is also forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, reinforcing the very disturbed weather. The weekend could be very lively, especially during Saturday, with possible gusts of wind up to 40mph or 50mph! Currently, both weather systems are lying to the south of Bermuda.