The pool of cool air over the country on Sunday meant a cold day with the thermometer not rising above 9.8C, logged at 15.40. This maximum was a significant 5.1C below my 40-year average, however, it was a dry day, if cloudy, and the wind from the southeast was light during daylight hours.
The minimum of 6.4C was logged at 02.59 early Monday also being below average at -1.0C. After that time the thicker cloud and yet another weather front began to traverse our area bringing another considerable fall of rain amounting to 11.1mm by 08.00 Monday. That additional precipitation took the monthly total to 63.3mm when the 40-year average is 91.0mm.
Monday struggled to arrive under very low, thick cloud cover that was still bringing rain at 08.00 but the backend of the rain band, associated with the warm weather front, is easing away. A mini depression formed in the English Channel and will drift away towards the Continent, although the rain will cease it will leave legacy of a cloudy day. The humidity at 08.00 was, not surprisingly, 99% thanks to the hours of rainfall and low temperatures. The high humidity will persist all day due to the cool, misty conditions.
