It was a dry day on Wednesday with many hours of welcome sunshine and the peak UV level of 7.2 was in the ‘Very High’ category for the first tine this year. The brisk wind from the west, gusting to 20mph, limited the warmth so the maximum of 17.1C was exactly average for May.
The past night was similar to the previous night with a minimum of 8.5C being 1.8C above average.
Thursday brought intermittent strong sunshine at the beginning of the day. However, the centre of the depression has migrated to the southern North Sea, as a result the breeze will veer from the west into the northwest, a slightly cooler direction.
The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has been averaging 12C for the past week so, combined with the rainfall, makes good growing conditions for gardeners – if we could just get on the garden with a couple of consecutive dry days!