Rain returns after three weeks – but briefly

Wednesday saw southwesterly breezes, gusting to 22mph, that lifted the thermometer to a maximum of 8.9C being 1.9C above average.

Rain fell during the morning and again briefly overnight totalling 3.9mm the first substantial rain for three weeks.

Clearer skies overnight led to a brief ground frost when the thermometer fell to 1.6C at 05.33 before cloud drifted across so that by 08.00 today the thermometer read 2.7C.

Thursday morning saw the cloud moving swiftly away on a strong northwesterly breeze with the promise of sunshine as the cloud breaks.

Update on Thursday at 16.20: sunniest day in two months with 6.7 hours. Temperature reached maximum of 4.2C at 13.43 being 2.8C below average, currently reading 2.5C.

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