The weather front that straddled our area for most of the day on Wednesday produced a very damp morning under low cloud, no great quantity, just 0.8mm. Measurable precipitation ceased in the afternoon but the total cloud cover remained. As a result of the lingering weather front and associated cloud and lack of sunshine, the thermometer only rose to 18.9C at 13.14 being 2.5C below my 40-year average. This maximum made it the coolest day since 15th July. Under clearing skies in the evening the thermometer dropped away to a minimum of 10.7C logged at 03.47 early Thursday, which was also below average at -1.2C.
Thursday arrived bright and cheerful under mainly clear skies, and welcome sunshine again, lifting the temperature to 13.6C at 08.00.
A temporary ridge of high pressure will begin build today, and continue tomorrow, so a mainly dry day, however, the depression over Iceland will throw cloud across southern England as the afternoon progresses. The barometric pressure at 08.00 was logged at 1015.4mb, up 3mb since yesterday.