Friday morning started as a pleasant summer’s day with bright but not strong sunshine that raised the temperature to 18.6C at 14.32, which was almost 6C below the July average. At this time the effects of the rain band associated with the low pressure system arrived with drizzle and light rain just after 3pm then intensified as the afternoon and evening progressed.
Over seven hours of rainfall, very heavy around 8pm, produced a daily total of 23.5mm, second wettest day this month, that brings the total for July to 57.3mm that is just 6mm short of the long-term average for July.
It was the coolest night since 5th July with a minimum of 10.1C at 04.32, which is 1.5C below the long-term average.
This morning has seen intermittent strong sunshine early on that after 08.00 was very limited due to increasing cloud.
