The welcome sunshine on Monday lifted the thermometer to 24.3C at 15.42, which was 2.9C above my 40-year average. The past night was very mild and humid with the thermometer not sinking below 15.3C at 07.26 early Tuesday.
Tuesday dawned dark and damp. A cold front is currently crossing the area bringing with it very low cloud that is producing light rain and drizzle that amounted to 1.5mm by 08.00. The high pressure is easing away to the east whilst a depression between Iceland and Scotland is slowly edging our way. The barometric pressure has fallen to 1009.1Mb at 08.00, the lowest pressure since 20th July.