The flow of southerly winds bringing sub-tropical air from the Azores has produced the warmest day since 28th September and the warmest night since 23rd August.
The peak temperature on friday was 18.4C, almost 4C above the 33-year average and the minimum overnight of 14.9C at 05.55, was a considerable 7.4C above the October average.
No rain fell in the past twenty-four hours.
The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has recovered to 14.5C, the warmest since 25th September.