A turbulent weekend

The effects of Storm Atiyah were felt again on Sunday giving us another stormy day with winds frequently gusting over 20mph and a peak gust of 37mph at 04.43 Monday morning. The worst of the storm was to the west and south of us with the Meteorological Office changing there warning on Saturday, removing our area, as the depression moved across the north of Ireland. The Needles recorded winds in excess of 80mph.

Temperatures by day and night were mild, both maximum 9.3C (+2.0C)and minimum 5.0C (+2.8C) were above average.

Several rain storms produced a total of 5.1mm bringing the monthly total to 17.3mm.

Monday brought a bright start to the day with broken cloud and the wind moderating.

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