It was a pleasure to have a little brightness on Monday, around noon, 0.8 hours of sunshine, after so many dark, damp days. As a result, the temperature rose to a peak of 12.2C at 13.15, being the second warmest day in November and 2.1C above average.
Overnight, the warmer tropical air, brought to us from the first effects of Storm Sebastian, began to arrive with a minimum of 8.8C at 04.17, which was 5C above average.
The barometric pressure has been falling rapidly since 00.15, Tuesday morning, as Storm Sebastian edges closer to our shores with the wind beginning to pick up since 04.45. Drizzle and light rain also arrived at the same time.
Rainfall for the past twenty-four hours amounted to 4.5mm, bringing the monthly total to 94.1mm, which exceeds the 35-yea average of 91.6mm.
The current barometric pressure at 08.00 is 993.5mb, and still falling rapidly as the depresion over southern Ireland deepens further.