The wind yesterday continued to come from the east with the temperature easing upwards again to a maximum of 15.7C, the first day above average for a week. It was a breezy day with the strongest gust of 30mph occurring at 11.35, the strongest gust all month. There were just 10 minutes of strong sunshine but later in the afternoon the cloud thickened bringing light rain showers in the evening amounting to 2.1mm, stopping before midnight. This brings the total for April to 8.2mm, which is 13.7% of the 33-year average of 59.7mm. Overnight the thick cloud meant that it was a mild night producing a minimum of 7.6C, just above the average for early May.
This morning has arrived with thick cloud giving just brief glimpses of the sun through occasional breaks. A warm start to the day with a temperature of 9.3C at 08.00
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
