The warmth has been slowly slipping away with a maximum of 11.7C on Monday, still 3.7C above average but the lowest for two days. The cloud bank associated with the rain band eased away in the early hours allowing the thermometer to drop to 5.3C at 08.00 Tuesday, also above average (+3.0C). Another 5.0mm of precipitation was recorded taking the monthly total to 93.3mm, just 0.6mm above average.
Tuesday revealed the cloud receding to the east and clear skies that allowed the temperature to drop. The barometric pressure is currently rising fast with a pressure of 1015.4mb at 08.00 so a drier day before the rains return later.
