There was the very briefest of sunshine on Thursday morning that triggered the sunshine recorder for a minute followed by a cloudy day. It was a dry day but a cool day as the thermometer refused to get above 8.3C, some 2.2C below the March average.
A rain band moved across the region overnight bringing 2.2mm of rainfall, starting just after 1am, with the strongest winds of the past day at 02.34 with a gust of 25mph whereas the daylight hours were relatively calm with wind speeds up to just 15mph.
The total precipitation for March now stands at 86.1mm being nearly 30mm over the 34-year average.
Friday began with a hang back of cloud from the weather front but just before 08.00 the cloud began to break and strong bursts of sun broke through. The thermometer at 08.00 had recovered to 7.2C.