Thursday statistics:
Maximum of 18.8C at 15.48, just above average
Minimum temperature of 8.2C at 07.17 this morning, being 1C below average
Rainfall of 12.0mm, which was the wettest day since 12th August. Total September rainfall now 25.9mm when average is 61.9mm
Maximum wind gust of 38 mph at 15.40.
No sun! the first sunless day in September.
Thursday saw a wet start to the day but rain ceased just after 10.30 and there followed a cloudy, breezy day with moisture in the air until more substantial rain arrived at 21.00 that ceased just before 01.30 this morning.
The southerly wind was regularly gusting up to 30 mph during Thursday with the peak in the afternoon at 38 mph. The night was also windy, again up to 30mph, but not as high as forecast with the wind slowly easing down after midnight as storm Bronagh began to move away.
Friday arrived with clear skies as the last of the cloud from the wide rain band cleared away to the eastern horizon with the sun shining brightly shortly after dawn. The wind veered from the south, where it has been over the past five days, into the west just after midnight, when the barometric pressure was at its lowest since 4th April (996.0mb), and began to build again as storm Bronagh eased away. The temperature at 08.00 was 8.9C, a drop of almost 10C on previous days, as the effect of a cooler wind from the west / northwest set in.
Friday update at 15.50: frequent squally showers that were driven on by a strong westerly wind started just before midday and cleared just around 3pm. These sharp showers produced another 2.7mm of rain. The wind has been increasing during the afternoon with gusts up to 29mph. Late afternoon sunshine lifted the temperature to a maximum of 14.8Ci