The showers were minimal on Tuesday, principally in the evening, amounting to 1.2mm. The southwesterly breeze continued quite strong with a peak gust of 24mph. The limited sunshine and brisk wind limited the temperature rise to a. peak of 20.2C, which was 2.7C below the 39-year average. However, the cloudy night meant an above average minimum of 12.2C (+0.3C).
There was welcome sunshine at first on Wednesday but by 07.45 a large clump of cloud had drifted our way and obscured the sun. The low pressure system to the northeast of Scotland still dominates our weather with the wind continuing from the southwest or possibly west later and brisk.