The mild, moist air pushed the thermometer to 12.3C on Saturday. That was a significant 4.3C above the 39-year average with the minimum of 7.3C, that occurred at 03.57 in the early hours of Sunday, being 5.0C above the long-term average. The rainfall on Saturday ceased mid-morning adding another 1.8mm to the monthly total, now 52.1mm, the rest of the day was fine as Storm Elin eased away to the northeast. The minimum barometric pressure was 991.0mb, the lowest since 10th November.
Sunday revealed a cloudy sky, if thin and relatively high but beginning to show signs of thickening as another storm is closing in, this time Storm Fergus, named by Met Eireann with heavy rain late morning. The wind has backed a few degrees no mainly coming from the southwest.
