Although the centre of Storm Gerrit was over the north of Scotland it did produce a very windy day on Wednesday with consistent winds above 30mph and a peak gust of 39mph from a southerly direction. Persistent rainfall and drizzle added another 8.6mm to the total, now standing at 104.5mm, which is 11.8mm above the 39-year average.
A maximum of 11.7C was still well above average (+3.7C) followed by another mild night with a low of 7.9C (+5.6C).
Thursday began with a dry start from a much brighter sky thanks to broken cloud after the previous miserable, dark and damp days.The day started with a temperature of 9.9C at 08.00 and the wind less strong but still very gusty and having veered into the southwest.
