The numerous hours of sunshine on Friday meant pleasant day but the easterly wind was strong, maximum gust of 31mph, and depressed the temperatures so that the maximum of 10.3C was just below my 40-year maximum average. Once again the cloud overnight meant a mild night with the thermometer not sinking below 4.6C, occurring at 00.50 early Saturday, that was 2C above my 40-year average.
Just before 05.00 on Saturday a succession of very, narrow bands of light rain fell that lasted until 07.00. These were brought by a warm weather front associated with the depression now centred over the Bay of Biscay. More rain is likely later in the day. This has resulted in the barometric pressure dropping to 994.6mb at 08.00.
