Thursday 4th December
The principally southerly breeze, a warm direction, produced a maximum of 9.1C at 13.25 on Wednesday being 1.6C above my long-term average. The cloudy night meant a mild night with a low of 5.3C at 18.35, being 3.4C above average. Usually the temperature drops away during the night but cloud built up with the first rain observed at 19.50 that came back with a vengeance on Thursday morning at 05.45 that produced a daily total of 5.2mm. There were a couple of light showers during the early hours. The rain this month already totals 25.6mm.
Thursday arrived dark, gloomy and wet with a wide rain band spreading across southern England that should begin to clear mid-morning.
The next few days will follow this pattern of mild, moist air from the Atlantic with longer spells of rain from time to time. By Friday the depression to the north Ireland will deepen and intensify the pattern of sunshine and showers, interspersed with longer spells of rain. Friday night looks likely to be very wet.