The misty conditions persisted all morning on Monday until around 13.30 having thickened towards late morning when visibility was restricted to 500m. The afternoon brightened up as the clouds eased away eastwards that lifted the thermometer to a maximum of 10.7C at 14.33. The wind was light with a maximum gust of just 13mph on one occasion and predominantly from the south. After a low of 5.1C at 21.10 on Monday evening, being 4.8C above average, the temperature recovered a couple of degrees to reach 7.6C at 08.00 on Tuesday. The thick mist and drizzle just before and after midday produced 0.6mm of precipitation.
Tuesday began with moderate levels of cloud that were beginning to thicken ahead of a weather front arriving around midday with this being the last of the rain likely for several days.
The forecast is for the barometric pressure to build again after the weather front passes over today that will prevent further weather fronts arriving for several days, producing a blocking high. However, the downside will be the wind beginning to come from the east or northeast from Thursday that will see temperatures drop by day and night with overnight frosts after a bright and dry day on Wednesday with average temperatures.
