There were intense rain showers on Friday during daylight hours, especially between 11am and 12 noon, with more rain overnight amounting to 7.4mm. This brings the total for December to 100.6mm, being 10.1mm above the 33-year December average.
The maximum during daylight hours was 6.9C at 12.24 with the thermometer dropping away during the afternoon to a minimum of 3.9C just after 8pm.
However, the clearance of lying snow and a strong very mild westerly air flow meant an unusual rise in temperature overnight, when the temperature usually falls away, to a maximum of 11.8C at 05.45 this morning.
The wind began to rise after 4am with a peak gust of 33mph just before 5am.
This morning has dawned with broken cloud and blustery winds as the latest weather front exits to the east, with the prospect of some sunshine later in the morning.
