The low pressure systems surrounding the UK gave us another dull and dreary day on Thursday with a damp morning and dull afternoon amounting to just 1.0mm. The thermometer struggled to reach 11.8C at 12.26 being 2.3C below my 40-year average. The low temperature overnight was just above average (+0.7C) with a minimum of 4.4C logged at 01.57 early Friday.
Friday arrived with a little brightness around 08.00 but no sunshine. Another dull day is ahead with the nearest depression to the southwest of us, its centre is just of the southwest approaches, throwing cloud across our region with its associated weather front.
I counted five low pressure systems surrounding the UK this morning with their associated cloud that will produce another cool day, especially as the wind is now coming from the east, a cold direction. The barometric pressure has now sunk to 1003.6mb, down 27mb since the high on Sunday.
Sadly, the large area of low pressure is forecast to hang around until after the weekend so a few more dull, cool days with variable cloud are ahead.
