Thursday and Friday saw the thermometer rise above average with maxima of 13.6C (+3.3C) and 11.9C (+1.6C) respectively with maximum gusts of 40mph and 38mph.
The rainfall for the two days was minimal with 1.8mm ad 1.2mm respectively, which brought the March total to 64.8mm being 5.3mm above the 35-year average.
Update on Saturday at 15.15: peak gust of wind measuring 47mph at 15.00. Maximum temperature of 11.3C (+1.0C) at 12.49 before cloud thickened.
