Saturday 16th May
It wasn’t until late in the day on Friday that the wind, at last, began to back from the persistent, cold northwesterly to come from a more wester.y direction. There was limited sunshine that once again, under the pool of cold air, meant another chilly day with the thermometer struggling to rise to a maximum of 13.2C, exactly the same as on Thursday.The overnight minimum was also similar to the previous night with a low of 3.3C at 03.12 early Saturday. The high was a significant 4.1C below average and the low was a significant 3.7C below average. In fact, we have now endured six consecutive days and nights with temperatures well below average.
Saturday arrived with broken cloud and brief glimpses of sunshine. The day ahead will see cloud build from mid-morning as two weather fronts cross the country with possible rain from the second cold front later in the afternoon, quantities uncertain. The rain radar at 08.30 showed shower clouds crossing Cornwall and Devon and heading eastwards.
The wind will continue mainly from a westerly quadrant for the next few days, which at this time of year is not a particularly warm direction, as the air circulates around the low to the north, still contains a pool of cool air. We will have to wait until Tuesday for warmer weather to arrive when the wind is forecast to back further and come from the south.