Tuesday 9th September
Monday was a pleasant early autumn day with the sun gaining strength in the early afternoon resulting in a maximum of 20.5C at 14.35 being 1.5C above average. A clear sky and lack wind overnight a very chilly night that saw the thermometer drop very low reaching a minimum of 5.7C at 03.43. This was 3.0C below average and the coldest night since 23rd May.

We narrowly missed very heavy rain and thunderstorms that ran in a southeasterly direction a few miles to the west of our region mid-afternoon. I got caught up in the first downpour.

The low temperature and calm conditions, the anemometer fell stationary at 1915 Monday evening , meat radiation fog formed int he early hoist of Tuesday. t was thin in the River Og valley at first bit thick over the River Kenney valley that slow drifted in fro the east after sunrise, that was hidden behind the fog. The fog had all bit disappeared in the River Og valley by 0730 and just befre08.00 had virtually dspatated I the River Kennet Valley and over Savernake Forest.

Today, Tuesday, the cloud from a warm front is just to the west of our area that will slowly move eastwards bring cloudy condiotns thus afternoon and likely rain this evening.

The recent high pressure will slow fall today as we come under the influence of low pressure in the Atlantic. In fact there are four areas of low pressure to the west of the UK that will edge closer over the next twenty-four hours will Wednesday bring bands of more heavy rain.