Terminal Moraine

Any early evening showers soon died out and the cloud cleared to leave a dry and cool night with a slight ground frost. Dry at the moment with a few sunny intervals through increasing high and medium level cloud. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 7.1c 24 hr max; 9.0c 24 hr min; 2.6c Grass min; -1.4c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 3.2 mm Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW/S 6 oktas Ci, Cs and Ac Vis; 40 miles

A mainly cloudy day with a short spell of moderate rain late morning to early afternoon, then frequent light-moderate showers accompanied by a W gale. At 1700 Temp; 6.9c Max today; 9.0c Min last night; 5.8c Grass min; 4.1c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 3.1 mm Sunshine today; 0.5 hrs Mean wind speed; 32 mph W/NW Highest gust today; 66 mph W at 1454 g.m.t 7 oktas Cu congestus and St fractus Vis; 25 miles Brief, light showers

A spell of moderate-heavy rain yesterday evening followed by a few hours of dry and cloudy weather then a short spell of light-moderate rain around dawn and just afterwards. Dry with sunny intervals at the moment but it won't last long by the look of the radar. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 7.0c 24 hr max; 12.6c 24 hr min; 5.8c Grass min; 4.1c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 6.2 mm Mean wind speed; 5 mph W 6 oktas Ac, St, Cu congestus and Cs Vis; 10 miles

A cloudy day with intermittent light rain during the second half of the afternoon after a dry morning. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 12.0c Max today; 12.6c Min last night; 8.7c Grass min; 7.6c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; Trace Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 13 mph SE Highest gust today; 28 mph S/SE at 1306 g.m.t 8 oktas As, Ns Vis; 45 miles Intermittent light rain

A mild and cloudy night with intermittent light-moderate rain. Dry and cloudy since 0730 g.m.t and the hill fog has just cleared. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 9.2c 24 hr max; 12.3c 24 hr min; 7.6c Overnight min; 8.7c Grass min; 7.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 5.5 mm Mean wind speed; 12 mph S 8 oktas St Vis; 4 miles ( fog above 320 mts )

Another very dull start to a month. April has recorded just 9.0 hrs of sunshine here in the first week, 30% of normal.

Another fairly windy day with sunny intervals and frequent short light-moderate showers. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 10.7c Max today; 12.3c Min last night; 6.5c Grass min; 3.6c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 2.6 mm Sunshine today; 0.9 hrs Mean wind speed; 25 mph SW Highest gust today; 52 mph SW at 0619 and 1342 g.m.t 7 oktas Cu congestus and Ac Vis; 40 miles Light showers

A heavy shower yesterday evening followed by clearing cloud during the early hours. Further heavy showers this morning but the rain has stopped in the last few minutes and the sun is out. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 7.6c 24 hr max; 16.1c 24 hr min; 6.5c Grass min; 3.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 6.0 mm Mean wind speed; 24 mph SW 8 oktas Ns Vis; 3 miles Continuous heavy rain

A dry and fairly warm day with sunny intervals and a strong S/SW wind. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 14.2c Max today; 16.1c Min last night; 10.3c Grass min; 9.3c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 1.7 hrs Mean wind speed; 28 mph S/SW Highest gust today; 50 mph S at 1305 g.m.t 6 oktas Cu and Ci Vis; more than 50 miles

Light-moderate rain yesterday evening cleared during the early hours. Dry, mild and breezy so far this morning with extensive high cloud. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 14.3c 24 hr max; 14.9c 24 hr min; 10.2c Overnight min; 10.3c Grass min; 9.3c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 3.9 mm Mean wind speed; 28 mph S 7 oktas As and Ac Vis; 45 miles

A cloudy morning with light showers followed by a mainly dry afternoon with sunny intervals and a SW wind close to gale force for a time. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 12.9c Max today;14.9c Min last night; 8.8c Grass min; 8.0c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.6 mm Sunshine today; 2.3 hrs Mean wind speed; 25 mph SW Highest gust today; 56 mph SW at 1500 g.m.t 6 oktas Cs, Ac and Cu humilis Vis; 40 miles

A mild and cloudy night with bands of rain moving up from the south and brief dry spells between them. One or two brief glimpses of sunshine since 0800 g.m.t but also the occasional light shower. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 10.2c 24 hr max; 10.5c 24 hr min; 5.7c Overnight min; 8.8c Grass min; 8.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 13.9 mm Mean wind speed; 22 mph S/SW 7 oktas St, Cu and Ac Vis; 35 miles

An overcast day with periods of drizzle or rain, the heaviest rain later this afternoon and into the early evening. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 8.7c Max today; 10.4c Min last night; 5.0c Grass min; 1.7c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 4.2 mm Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 5 mph E Highest gust today; 12 mph NE at 1205 8 oktas St Vis; 800 yds

A cloudy night with a period of moderated-heavy rain during the early hours followed by intermittent light rain or moderate drizzle. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 5.7c 24 hr max; 10.6c 24 hr min; 5.0c Grass min; 1.7c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 11.2 mm Mean wind speed; 3 mph N 8 oktas St and Ns Vis; 1000 yds Continuous light rain or moderate drizzle

A cloudy day with periods of drizzle or light-moderate rain. A few bright intervals during the early afternoon. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 7.5c Max today; 10.6c Min last night; 6.6c Grass min; 6.9c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 3.1 mm Mean wind speed; 20 mph SW Highest gust today; 40 mph SW at 1310 g.m.t 7 oktas St and Sc Vis' more than 50 miles

53.3 hrs of sunshine here in March, 53% of average. This makes it the 3rd dullest March since 2000, not quite as bad as last March though which recorded 48.3 hrs. The only other duller March was 2005 with 46.6 hrs.

A mild and cloudy night with periods of rain or drizzle. Thick fog early this morning but this cleared by 0715 g.m.t and at the moment it's cloudy with intermittent light-moderate rain. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 9.0c 24 hr max; 12.4c 24 hr min; 6.6c Grass min; 6.9c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 7.0 mm Mean wind speed; 17 mph S 8 oktas St and Ns Vis; 8 miles ( fog above 340 mts ) Intermittent moderate rain

A dry day with sunny intervals during the late morning and early afternoon then thickening cloud which has brought light rain in the last half hour. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 10.5c Max today; 12.4c Min last night; 4.6c Grass min; 0.6c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 2.6 hrs Mean wind speed; 13 mph S Highest gust today; 25 mph SW/W at 1114 G.M.T 8 oktas As, Ac and Cu humilis Vis; more than 50 miles

A few brief heavy showers early yesterday evening followed by a dry night with large amounts of cloud and a few clear intervals. Foggy early this morning but the fog cleared at 0715 g.m.t At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 6.6c 24 hr max; 11.0c 24 hr min; 4.6c Grass min; 0.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 5.4 mm Mean wind speed; 7 mph W 7 oktas St and Sc Vis; 3 miles

Overcast with drizzle or light rain until early afternoon then dry with sunny intervals. At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 9.3c Max today; 11.0c Min last night; 5.4c Grass min; 5.6c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 1.8 mm Sunshine today; 1.5 hrs Mean wind speed; 8 mph SW Highest gust today; 20 mph SW at 1455 g.m.t 2 oktas Cu humilis, mediocris and congestus with Ci Vis; more than 50 miles

An overcast and foggy night with intermittent rain or drizzle. No change to that so far this morning. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 5.7c 24 hr max; 10.6c 24 hr min; 4.5c Overnight min; 5.4c Grass min; 5.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 4.4 mm Mean wind speed; 6 mph N 8 oktas St and Ns Vis; 900 yds Continuous heavy drizzle

Thick fog cleared by 1015 g.m.t and the rest of the day was dry and mainly cloudy. The cloud thickened to bring a few spots of drizzle by 1700 g.m.t At 1700 g.m.t Temp; 7.0c Max today; 10.6c Min last night; 3.8c Grass min; -1.0c Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; Trace Sunshine today; 0.5 hrs Mean wind speed; 18mph E Highest gust today; 39 mph E at 1202 g.m.t 8 oktas St Vis; 20 miles Intermittent light drizzle

Using the old British Rainfall definition of a wet spell ( 15 consecutive days each recording at least 1.0 mm of rain ) Saturday marked the end of a 21 day spell here, the longest since I began recording at this site in 1977 and 1 day short of a record 22 days from Sept 24th to Oct 15th 1976 at my previous site a few miles away. Despite this being a fairly wet location wet spells are quite rare. Quite often a long spell will be broken after 11 or 12 days by a day recording less than 1mm or no rain at all. I've recorded only 8 wet spells here since 1977 and two of those have been in the last 4 months.

A dry night with clear periods until after midnight then increasing St from the North Sea. The cloud lowered to give thick hill fog from 0615 g.m.t onward. At 0800 g.m.t Temp; 4.5c 24 hr max; 12.7c 24 hr min; 3.8c Grass min; -1.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm Mean wind speed; 6 mph NE Sky obscured by fog Vis; 70 yds

A dry and mild day with sunny intervals from mid morning onward. At 1800 Temp; 9.2c Max today; 12.7c Min last night; 3.6c Grass min; 0.6c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 4.6 hrs Mean wind speed; 8 mph S/SE Highest gust today; 28 mph S at 1219 5 oktas Cu humilis and Sc Vis; 50 miles