A bright start on Sunday produced almost 4 hours of sunshine but shortly after 2pm the cloud, which had been thickening, began to blot out any brightness. Even so, the thermometer reached an above average maximum of 22.1C (+1.9C).
A very mild night was to follow who a minimum of 15.6C, which was 5.5C above average and the warmest night since 11th September.
Monday initially gave a little brightness but by 08.00 the cloud had thickened blotting out any chance of sunshine as another weather front approached from the south. However, at 08.00 the thermometer read 17.9C, which was the warmest at that time since 6th August as mild, humid air began to flood the country.
Update on Monday at 17.45: late afternoon strong sunshine lifted temperature to 26.2C at 17.02, which was exactly 6C above average in very light winds. It was the hottest day since 7th August 2018.
