The wind was very gusty on Monday, especially in the afternoon, on a southerly air steam. The variable sunshine lifted the temperature to 19.3C late in the afternoon at 17.03, however, this was 2.1C below my 40-year average and the coolest day since the 14th. The past night was very mild with the thermometer not sinking below 15.1C at 06.25 early Tuesday, which was 3.3C above my average. There were spots of rain between 19.00 and 20.00 when a little light rain fell, also in the early hours, amounting to 1.0mm.
Thursday revealed the remnants of a weather front on the eastern horizon but just after 07.30 the sun began to climb above the cloud and shine brightly.
The remnant of Hurricane Ernesto is heading across the Atlantic and will see the wind strengthen substantially on Wednesday with a stormy day on Thursday as it reaches the north if the UK.
