The westerly wind was brisk all day on Wednesday gusting to 26mph, that with limited sunshine, produced a cool day. The maximum of 14.8C at 16.11, in late afternoon sunshine, was a significant 4.3C below my 40-year average and the coldest day since 2nd May. A squall at 17.15 produced 2.1mm of precipitation and very gusty winds that saw the air temperature drop 4C. It got even colder overnight under clearing skies that saw the temperature fall away to 4.4C at 04.49 early Thursday being 4.3C below my average and the coldest night since 29th April.
Thursday began with sunshine immediately after dawn that slowly raised the temperature to 7.4C by 08.00. Although the westerly wind will continue it won’t be as strong so although the thermometer won’t get much higher than on Wednesday it should feel less cold.
The recent low pressure system is easing away eastwards and the high pressure in the Atlantic is beginning to influence our weather. The barometric pressure has risen 6mb since 08.00 on Wednesday being the highest for a week reading 1016.2mb at that time.
