With a peak gust of 35mph on Saturday it was not exactly summer weather. The wind was strong all day but very slowly began to lose its strength after 13.00. It was the strongest gust of wind since 11th April (36mph). The strongest gust I have recorded for July was 41mph in 2004, however, the record of 56mph was observed on February 18th 2022.
Not surprisingly it was a cool day with a maximum of 19.4C being 3.5C below the 39-year average. Brief rain/drizzle showers fell early afternoon and early evening amounting to 1.9mm. The overnight minimum of 11.8C was 0.1C below the average.
Sunday had a much calmer start to the day with the wind initially from the south but forecast to veer into the southwest as the deep depression eases away to Scandinavia. Brief sunny intervals appeared after 08.00. The barometric pressure has recovered 10mb since Saturday at 08.00 with a recorded pressure of 1008.6mb at that time on Sunday.