The maximum of 15.6C on Wednesday was the second warmest day this month being 5C above my 40-year average, 15.9C was logged on the 17th. It was only the sixth totally dry day this month. The low of 7.8C, that was logged at 04.13 on Thursday, was also above average (+5.3C).
Thursday yet again revealed a dull start to a new day with low cloud producing misty conditions draping the high ground. The thermometer had recovered to 9.2C by 08.00.
The temporary ridge of high pressure will collapse away over the Continent later today so a mainly dry day is ahead but conditions will change as we approach the weekend as the wind changes to come from a more northerly quadrant on Friday. The barometric pressure reading at 08.00 was 1026.5mb, the highest pressure since 20th February. Thursday is likely to be the last of the exceptionally mild days.
