Friday was a glorious day with strong sunshine all day, 10.5 hours of global sunshine (100W/m2). As a result the thermometer rose to a maximum of 14.9C being 0.8C above the 39-year average and the warmest day for three weeks. Clear skies overnight saw the thermometer drop away steadily to reach a minimum of -0.3C at 02.52 in the early hours of Saturday, which was 4.0C below the average.
Friday was a dry day with the UV level of 4.3 at the top end of Moderate strength, the highest since 19th September.
The sun was shining strongly after dawn on Saturday that had lifted the temperature to 3.9C by 08.00. Another fine day is ahead as another ridge of high pressure has developed reaching from Norway to Brittany, that raised the barometric pressure to 1026.2mb at 08.00.