With little sunshine and a cooler day, Tuesday saw the beginning of the change in our recent weather pattern. The thermometer registered a maximum of 21.8C, although 7.8C above average it was 2.1C down on the peak of 23.9C on Monday.
Cloud thickened late afternoon with a few spots of rain falling between 18.30 ad 19.00. This was but not measurable hence registered as a ‘trace’ in the record.
The thick cloud meant another mild night with a minimum of 10.0C at 06.30 this morning, Wednesday, which saw glimpses of brightness between minimal breaks in the cloud.
The barometric pressure is at its lowest for almost two months with a current reading of 990.7mb. This is due to the recent Scandinavian ‘high’ receding and low-pressure systems moving in from the Atlantic that were previously blocked by the ‘high’.
Update on Wednesday at 18.05: temperature rose slowly to an early maximum of 16.1C at 11.06 but then fell away to between 10C and 11C for the rest of the day. Heavy rain started to fall at 11.16 amounting to 4.1mm.