Although the wind on Friday was very strong, with a maximum gust of 40mph at 15.41, there were frequent gusts in excess of 30mph.
There were showers, the first heavy at noon, and frequent drizzle. The rainfall total was just 4.3mm, a mere fraction of what has fallen over Wales. This daily total brings the rainfall for October to 12.3mm when the 34-year average is 84.8mm.
There were a couple flashes of sunshine that in total amounted to just 2 minutes due to the thick cloud and precipitation that continued overnight.
It has been a remarkable night as the minimum of 16.5C, recorded at 05.24 this morning, was 8.4C above the average minimum (7.4C) for October and 1.8C above the average maximum (14.7C) for October. These exceptionally high October temperatures are thanks to the drift of warm, moist air continuing to be drawn up from mid-Atlantic.
Saturday arrived with the continuation of thick cloud and the wind still gusting into the high 20s mph. The thermometer at 8.00, when readings were taken, had risen to 17.2C making it the warmest morning since 20th August.
Update on Saturday at 19.40: temperature soared to peak of 21.3C at 13.18, which was 6.6C above average. Wind still gusting during daylight hours with a maximum gust of 38mph.