Wednesday was the sunniest day for almost a month

With 8.56 hours of sunshine on Wednesday it was more like a spring day. The warm sunshine and winds from the west, now much lighter only gusting to 16mph rather than the 30’s, gave a maximum temperature of 9.3C at 13.45. A couple of degrees up on Tuesday but still 1.2C below the 34-year average.

No precipitation fell yesterday, the first dry day for a week with the UV level at its highest this month, equal to that reached on Monday.

Overnight cloud meant a minimum of 2.8C which had recovered to 5.9C at 08.00 today, which meant a frost free night, the first for a week.

This morning shortly after dawn there was transitory brightness but cloud soon thickened to blot out all sunshine.

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