After the low temperature on Tuesday morning and the light snow cover the thermometer struggled to reach 5.0C in the very brisk westerly wind. This maximum was 2.0C below average. Likewise the minimum of 0.6C this morning was 1.8C below average and produced a ground frost.
There was 0.6mm of precipitation on Tuesday that brought the monthly total to 90.6mm, just 0.2mm above the 35-year average.
After the lowest barometric pressure this month on Tuesday morning the pressure has been building for the past twenty-four hours as a ridge builds over the country. Wednesday saw clear skies after dawn with the promise of sunshine.
