The wind was very brisk on Tuesday, gusting to a peak of 27mph but the many hours of sunshine meant that the temperature recovered from the cooler two previous days with a maximum of 14.7C, exactly average for mid-October. The cloud overnight also meant a warmer night than of late with a low of 8.9C being 1.6C above the long-term average.
The barometric pressure has been dropping steadily since the 16th and is particularly low today with a reading of 999.4mb at 08.00 Tuesday as Storm Babet is centred over Brittany (central pressure 988mb) and continues to produce an easterly air flow with brisk winds. The radar at 0800 indicates that the cloud and rain associated with the depression is approaching our area with rainfall not too far distant.
