Friday saw the approach of the vast area of low pressure from the Atlantic that gave us a predominantly cloudy day, just 43 minutes of sunshine. The thermometer reached a maximum of 12.1C which was 2C above average.
It was a windy day with winds frequently gusting over 30 mph and a peak of 38mph.
The first rain drops from the weather were recorded just after 17.15 that continued until just before 00.40 this morning.
The rain over the past twenty-four hours amounted to 14.3mm, making it the wettest day since 26th August, bringing the November total to 31.5mm when the average is 91.4mm. The total rainfall for January to October is almost 100mm below the average for this period, which is not surprising in that out of the ten months in 2018, eight have given us below average rainfall.
The temperature fell away during the evening to a minimum of 9.0C at 19.31 before rising again as the thicker cloud moved in. As the rain band cleared away to the east the thermometer fell again to a minimum of 7.6C at 05.24, almost 4C above average.
Saturday arrived with variable cloud and the initial sunshine reducing considerably as the cloud increased.