The Jet stream that has for weeks been mainly tracking south of the UK has provided a conveyor belt along which depressions form that are then directed over the UK. On Thursday morning I counted five low pressure systems in The Atlantic, to the west of the UK, that will continue this pattern. Yesterday again we enjoyed mild conditions as the southwesterly breeze, often strong that gusted to a peak of 24mph, continued to feed mild, most air across the UK. The maximum of 12.7 that occurred at 12.01 was 2.1C above my 40-year average whilst the minimum that was logged at 07.28 on Thursday was a significant 6.7C above my long-term average. At least it was a dry day.
No change on Thursday as it dawned dull and gloomy with total cloud cover. The air stream has backed a few degrees and will come from the south and later south-southwest today and brisk. The barometric pressure has ben slowly falling as the depressions approach the UK with a reading of 1007.6mb at 08.00
