The heavy, low cloud persisted all day on Wednesday with occasional drizzle and very heavy rainfall falling again just before 18.00. More rainfall fell during the early hours amounting to another 19.9mm that broke the new September record set yesterday with the monthly rainfall now totalling 186.2mm, which is 296% of my 40-year average or plus 123mm.
Not surprisingly, the lack of sunshine and the southeasterly breeze meant a cool day with the thermometer not rising above 14.9C being a significant 4.2C below my 40-year average. Once again the cloud overnight meant a mild night with the thermometer dropping to 11.8C just after midnight at 00.03 being 3.1C above my long-term average.
The start to Thursday brought glorious sunshine after sunrise, such a treat after the depressing cool days with continuous cloud and rain.
At 06.10 Thursday morning the barometric pressure had dropped to 984.7mb as another depression has moved to position itself almost overhead our area. This is the lowest pressure reading since 28th March 2024 and indicates that the weather is still unsettled with more showers, possibly heavy, as the day progresses.
As this depression gravitates into the North Sea during the daytime the wind will back after midnight into the northwest as a cold front crosses the country from the north bringing a much cooler air stream for Friday and more rain in the early hours.
