The anticyclone on Friday began to make itself felt with a dry day and sunshine that lifted the thermometer to 15.3C being 1.2C above my 40-year average and the warmest day since the 13th. The UV level was again in the ‘High’ category although the brisk breeze from the northwest meant it felt cool outside if out of the sun and in the breeze.
The clear skies overnight allowed any warmth to dissipate into the atmosphere that resulted in an air frost, the first since 6th March, and 3.8C below average. The minimum of -0.3C occurred at 06.22 but by 06.35 the thermometer had risen above freezing.
Saturday revealed a very sunny start with the temperature recovering slowly to 5.4C by 08.00.
The anticyclone is now over the north Celtic Sea and dominating our weather. The barometric pressure at 08.00 read 1029.5mb, up 12mb since that time on Friday and will give us a fine day. The breeze is lighter and forecast to back from the north into the northeast, however, this minor change in direction will mean the air will have travelled over the North Sea picking up moisture, which will likely result in cloud beginning to build up early afternoon.
This high pressure stems is likely to hang around for a few days so no major change in our weather until mid-week.
