The Jet Stream earlier this month was positioned south of the UK and this brought the unsettled weather, with cloud and rain, from the Atlantic. The Jet Stream is now to the northwest of the UK and is forecast to stay in that approximate position for several days. This will mean the Azores High will continue to bring settled weather with variable sunshine and warmer air although the breeze from the north or northeast is likely to still be from that direction.
The thermometer on Monday registered a peak of 20.8C, which was 3.7C above the 39-year average and the second warmest day this month, the 18th peaked at 21.4C. Overnight was just below average -0.4C, with a minimum of 6.4C at 05.35.
Tuesday morning revealed a mixture of intermittent sunshine between the variable cloud. However, the thermometer had recovered to 12.6C at 08.00. The breeze is a little lighter today having veered a few degrees from north to north-northeast.