The diurnal range of temperatures, the difference between day and night, was minimal over the past twenty four hours with a variation of just 3.0C. The maximum of 16.6C, logged at 14.27 was 1.8C above my 40-year average and the minimum of 13.6C was logged at 06.23 early on Friday. The low was a significant 6.2C above the long-term average and the warmest night since 23rd September.
Thursday was dry and bright but mainly overcast, however, the breeze from the southeast picked up compared to previous calm days with a maximum gust of 20mph.
Friday dawned very slowly under overcast skies with the cloud base low. Just after 07.30 a few spots of rain were observed but not measurable, a heavier shower is likely mid-morning from a rain band arriving from the south.
A depression has been developing in the eastern Atlantic that has begun to influence our weather throwing the cloud and showery outbreaks across the country today, better tomorrow. The barometric pressure has fallen away another 9mb with a reading of 1011.1mb at 08.00, a significant drop of 21mb over the past two days.
The mild days and nights have lifted the ground temperature with a reading of 13.3C at a depth of 5cm read at 08.00, the second highest this month after 14.7C on the 16th.
