Heat returns although change imminent as anticyclone eases away

Saturday saw the thermometer start to rise again over previous days maxima giving a maximum of 26.2C at 15.04, being 4C above average. The UV level rose back to Very High during the almost 10 hours of strong sunshine.

A cool night followed with a minimum of 9.6C, which was 2C below average.

Rainfall this month totals just 4.6mm whereas evaporation totals 66mm of equivalent rainfall.

Sunday dawned with strong sunshine that gave a temperature of 17.8C at 08.00

Sunday update at 17.35: maximum temperature of 27.7C at 16.21 and maintained for over an hour.

Wind veered into the northwest mid-afternoon, a direction not experienced for a while.

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