More warm sunshine on Saturday

During the 5.6 hours of sunshine on Saturday, after the fog had cleared mid-morning, the thermometer rose to 17.3C, this was another above average temperature (+2.8C). It was also a dry day with the UV at its peak of ‘Low”.

A significant feature of the east few days under the anticyclone is the lack of wind. The past two days have seen a peak gust of just 8mph and for much of the time still conditions prevailed.

Initially the thermometer dropped away in the evening to a minimum of 8.5C but increasing cloud saw that rise to 12.8C at dawn on Sunday under cloudy skies and misty conditions.

The barometric pressure is still high with a reading at 0800 on Sunday of 1030.3mb.

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