After the soaking on Wednesday it was a relief to see the sun again with almost 2 hours of strong sunshine and no rain showers.
The intermittent sunshine raised the temperature to a maximum of 19.8C, although this was 1C below the 33-year average its was 2C up on the Wednesday peak. It was a very breezy day with winds gusting all day and a maximum of 30mph.
Another mild night followed with a minimum of 13.1C, which was 1.6C above the 33-year average.
This morning has arrived with intermittent strong sunshine that picked the temperature up to 15.4C at 08.00. The wind has backed into a more westerly direction that combined with the higher barometric pressure has meant a much drier air with a reading of 85% at 08.00, the driest for over two weeks.