The artic air was felt on Saturday with a maximum of just 5.8C, being 4.2C below the 33-year average. This cool day, the coldest since 12th February, was despite 4.74 hours of strong sunshine.
No precipitation was recorded so the November total still stands at 56.6mm, just 61% of the 33-year average for November. October was a very dry month and it looks, from the forecast, if November will also be much drier than normal.
The thermometer overnight fell to a minimum of 0.4C, giving a ground frost.
This morning there was hazy sunshine from dawn with the temperature recovering to 1.6C at 08.00.