Thankfully we escaped the worst of Storm Babet

Friday was a dry day after 08.10 with the southwesterly breeze producing a mild day as the thermometer climbed to 16.9C being 2.2C above the 39-year average. Likewise the past night was mild being 3.6C above average with a low of 10.9C.

Saturday slowly dawned under very low, thick cloud that draped the Marlborough Downs and Savernake Forest. Another low pressure system is overhead with a reading of 980.7mb at 08.00, which will see the air movement swing from east to north west then southwest as it trundles across the UK.

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