Wednesday was a very pleasant, dry and warm day that saw the thermometer rise to a maximum of 18.6C at 15.36, increasing cloud stopped any further rise. This peak was 0.5C below my 40-year average and almost identical to that on Tuesday. The UV level of 4.5 was at the top end of ‘Moderate’. A very light shower, logged at 05.30 on Wednesday, produced just 0.1mm of precipitation. The thermometer dropped away to a low of 11.2C at 02.18 early Wednesday before increasing cloud stopped any further decline. This low was 2.5C above my average.
Thursday arrived with a blustery wind from the north northeast, veering into the northeast later today. The first drops of rain from the large area of cloud and heavy rain began to fall minutes before 08.00. This is thanks to a large depression over the continent that will continue to throw cloud and probably heavy rain over our area for perhaps in excess of twenty-four hours, amounts uncertain as currently on northern edge of main rain band.
