The overcast and murky conditions on Monday morning lifted during the afternoon that with the very moist and warm air lifted the temperature to a maximum of 22.2C at 14.57 being 3.1C above my 40-year average. The moisture in the past twenty-four hours amounted to 0.2mm. We have had another very mild night with a low of 16.5C logged at 02.53 early Tuesday, which was a significant 7.8C above average.
Tuesday dawned very slowly under leaden skies with moisture in the air from very light, intermittent drizzle. This was due to a couple of weather fronts crossing our area that as they move eastwards should give some brightening in the late afternoon.
The very warm days and nights have allowed the ground to hold much warmth. At 08.00 the temperature of the soil at a depth of 5cm read 18.2C, the warmest for almost a month.
