The next weather front made itself felt on Friday as although there was a dry start to the day drizzle arrived just after midday and continued for most of the afternoon. Heavy rain fell between midnight and 01.00 Saturday morning producing 9.4mm. This brought the October rainfall total to 135.7mm, which is 52mm above the 35-year average but still only the sixth wettest since my records began in 1984.
It was a mild day with the maximum of 14.9C just above average followed by an exceptionally mild night when the thermometer did not fall below 14.2C, which was 7C above average.
The southern air flow began to pick up just after dawn on Friday and increased steadily throughout daylight hours with a maximum gust of 36mph at 15.42. It remained windy overnight with another peak gust just before 06.00 on Saturday.
With the barometric pressure currently reading 1005mb on Saturday at 08.00 and the lowest this week, it is not surprising to find the thick cloud and strong winds are still in evidence as a weather front, stretching 3,000 miles down into the southern Atlantic, meanders across the country.