The maximum of 14.3C at 15.35 on Wednesday was just below average thanks to the persistent cloud cover and cool northwesterly breeze being 0.6C below my 40-year average. There brief occasions when very light drizzle was detected but not measurable , however, overnight another 2.4mm of precipitation was added to the monthly total, now standing at 51.0mm.
The temperature fell away during the early hours of Thursday as a cold front began to push down from the north as the wind veered from the northwest into the north, as forecast, heralding the arrival of the much cooler for stream. The thermometer dropped to its lowest at 07.46, when its downward fall stopped.
Thursday revealed another dreary start to the day with the cool wind from the north and very brief showers of drizzle as the cold front traversed our area.
As the depression moves away today the pressure will continue to rise as a temporary ridge of high pressure begins to assert itself with drier brighter conditions arriving as the day progresses. The barometric pressure at 08.00 read 1004.1mb, and rising steadily, up 17mb since that time on Wednesday.
