A wedge of mild air covered the UK on Sunday that saw the thermometer rise steadily to reach a maximum of 11.4C at 13.35 being 3.3C above my 40-year average. This was the warmest day since the 7th. The low overnight was likewise above average, in fact significantly above, with a minimum of 8.7C at 07.48 early Monday, being +6.2C. It was dry by day however, a little brief, light rain fell overnight amounting to 0.6mm.
The cloud on Monday after dawn was much thinner and higher although the radar projects few breaks in that cover during the day. In fact the next depression is in mid-Atlantic, easing towards us and beginning to throw light cloud in from the west. The high pressure is still moving away, its centre is projected to move from southern France to the Mediterranean, as a result the wind will back from west to west-southwest and then southwest as the day progresses and be modest in strength. The barometric pressure at 08.00 read 1032.0mb, the highest for four days.
The wedge of moist Atlantic air will continue for possibly three days with warmer days but possibly cooler at night if the cloud cover breaks.