Saturday was the last of the very calm, damp days and nights under the persistent cloud cover. The maximum of 6.3C that occurred at 13.32 was slightly up on the two previous days but still below average at -1.8C. The minimum was also below average at -0.1C, the first time for over a week, with a low of 2.3C logged at 23.58 just before midnight. Light drizzle occurred also as on previous days from the thick, low cloud amounting to 0.3mm.
Sunday began as the previous six days still under the thick, low cloud that limited visibility to 300m after dawn. The humidity at 08.00 once again read 100%, the sixth successive day with 100%.
The soil temperature, read at 08.00 at a depth of 5cm, has seen a slight decline over the past four days thanks to the lower maxima and minima with 8.4C, 6.5C, 6.1C and 5.1C today respectively.
A weak cold front will pass over our area around midday that will bring a slightly drier and brighter air stream behind it, a very welcome minor change in our weather. The large area of high pressure is still influencing our weather and will do so for another two or three days before colder, brighter weather arrives midweek, but not before it gets very windy on Tuesday and Wednesday.
