Heavy rain clearing then brighter

Another band of wet weather passed through overnight, this time linked to a quite deep depression over north-west Scotland, certainly for this time of year.  So, more rain to end the month, and whilst skies brightened afterwards, with even some sunshine, temperatures yet again struggled as the dominant weather pattern for the last few weeks continues.  There are signs of change in the forecast, thankfully - temperatures are set to rise and the sun should return by Wednesday next week.

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.6°C (16:40).  Minimum: 6.3°C (23:45).  Average temperature for the day: 9.7°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.2°C (06:55).  Low apparent temperature: 2.2°C (10:45)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 21.3mph (14:35).
Highest gust speed: 23.5mph (14:25), bearing 180 (S)
Dominant wind bearing: 277 (WbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1011.1Mb, minimum: 1002.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (05:45), lowest 52% (16:00)

Rainfall
Total for today: 3.6mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.2mm/hr (04:00)

Cloudy with occasional sun

Rain overnight cleared before breakfast, to leave a dry day with occasional glimpses of the sun in a sky generally filled with cumulus cloud.  Still a piercing wind from the northwest, so outdoor coats are still required as temperatures once again struggled.

Temperature 
Maximum: 12.8°C (12:50).  Minimum: 4.4°C (04:50).  Average temperature for the day: tbc°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.1°C (18:40).  Low apparent temperature: 2.0°C (02:26)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 9.9mph (12:00)
Highest gust speed: 13.6mph (14:20), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 270 (W)

Pressure
Maximum: 1017.3Mb, minimum: 1010.7Mb

Humidity
Highest: 85% (06:36), lowest 52% (12:05)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.6mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 3.6mm/hr (03:09)

Heavy morning rain then improving

Heavy rain this morning for the rush hour, and grey skies proliferated throughout the morning with further showers from time to time.  The sun managed to find one or two gaps in the cloud by dinner time though, and the gradual improvement continued during the afternoon, with just one or two showers persisting until tea time.  Still cold and breezy and very unseasonable for late May.

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.2°C (16:24).  Minimum: 6.5°C (07:41).  Average temperature for the day: 8.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 6.5°C (16:29).  Low apparent temperature: 2.3°C (23:36)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.2mph (16:18)
Highest gust speed: 18.3mph (15:25), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 312 (NW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1013.8Mb, minimum: 1007.2Mb

Humidity
Highest: 85% (06:53), lowest 60% (16:08)

Rainfall
Total for today: 8.7mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.8mm/hr (07:09)

Cool and breezy (again!)

The weather pattern we've been experiencing for most of this month continues - particularly cool temperatures for late May and a brisk westerly wind gusting to over 20mph.  A little rain during the night, but otherwise a dry day.

Temperature 
Maximum: 12.4°C (16:04).  Minimum: 7.3°C (04:04).  Average temperature for the day: 9.9°C
Highest apparent temperature: 7.9°C (16:04).  Low apparent temperature: 1.3°C (05:24)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 18.6mph (10:54).
Highest gust speed: 22.1mph (10:54), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 286 (WbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1017.1Mb, minimum: 1013.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (00:19), lowest 53% (16:19)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (03:29)

Cloud again and some heavy showers

Cloudy this morning, and whilst the sun made some fleeting appearances throughout the day, gradually rain moved in, including some heavy bursts just at rush hour.

Still cold, with no sign in the forecast that it'll change any time soon.

By evening, the showers died but there was still an active sky, sunshine lighting the clouds creating a fiery spectacle.

Temperature 
Maximum: 14.7°C (13:49).  Minimum: 7.1°C (00:34).  Average temperature for the day: 10.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 12.7°C (13:49).  Low apparent temperature: 4.0°C (00:19)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 12.7mph (23:04).
Highest gust speed: 15.9mph (23:49), bearing 0 (N)
Dominant wind bearing: 252 (WSW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1030.7Mb, minimum: 1015.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (23:04), lowest 57% (13:59)

Rainfall
Total for today: 4.8mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 2.4mm/hr (17:04)

Bright start, cloudy and breezy later

Bright and sunny start, a little chilly perhaps, but every sign of a nice day.  Cloud built up from late morning and temperatures stayed low, but even though the wind picked up toward the end of the day there was no rain.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.2°C (08:59).  Minimum: 7.5°C (23:59).  Average temperature for the day: 10.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.2°C (08:59).  Low apparent temperature: 3.9°C (23:29)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.4mph (19:24).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (19:14), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 275 (W)

Pressure
Maximum: 1030.8Mb, minimum: 1025.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (01:24), lowest 59% (16:39)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Dry but cloudy and cold wind

Dry all day, but very little sunshine and we're still subjected to cold northwesterly winds that are still taking several degrees off the temperature.

Temperature 
Maximum: 12.5°C (18:09).  Minimum: 7.8°C (01:59).  Average temperature for the day: 10.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.9°C (18:14).  Low apparent temperature: 4.8°C (22:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 11.1mph (17:59).
Highest gust speed: 15.2mph (20:24), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 263 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.4Mb, minimum: 1022.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (05:19), lowest 68% (17:34)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Rain clearing but cool

Wet overnight, slowly clearing during the morning to leave a dry afternoon, some sunshine but feeling chilly in a keen northwesterly breeze.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.3°C (13:44).  Minimum: 8.9°C (23:44).  Average temperature for the day: 10.9°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.4°C (04:14).  Low apparent temperature: 5.6°C (21:44)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 16.8mph (14:34).
Highest gust speed: 19.7mph (15:24), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 259 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.0Mb, minimum: 1021.2Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (09:19), lowest 55% (16:19)

Rainfall
Total for today: 2.4mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.8mm/hr (07:19)

Bright and pleasant

Dry today with some sunshine, a little warmer and feeling more like you'd expect in late spring.

Temperature 
Maximum: 17.8°C (14:09).  Minimum: 7.8°C (00:29).  Average temperature for the day: 12.5°C
Highest apparent temperature: 16.4°C (14:09).  Low apparent temperature: 5.9°C (00:04)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.0mph (13:14).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (14:54), bearing 202 (SSW)
Dominant wind bearing: 256 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.9Mb, minimum: 1026.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 86% (03:44), lowest 58% (16:29)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Cloudy and cool again

Following a similar theme of late, today was generally dry but cloudy and cool, with a cloud cover that refused to break up.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.1°C (15:14).  Minimum: 8.0°C (23:29).  Average temperature for the day: 11.4°C
Highest apparent temperature: 11.4°C (15:34).  Low apparent temperature: 5.4°C (23:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 11.2mph (13:09).
Highest gust speed: 13.6mph (16:34), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 293 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.3Mb, minimum: 1027.1Mb

Humidity
Highest: 88% (12:14), lowest 74% (00:04)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (20:39)

Slightly warmer but still cool

A dry day, still breezy, but with the wind slightly further to the south temperatures were a little higher.  Some cloud but also spells of sunshine.

Temperature 
Maximum: 13.5°C (16:04).  Minimum: 8.0°C (00:54).  Average temperature for the day: 10.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.4°C (23:09).  Low apparent temperature: 4.4°C (08:19)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.0mph (13:14).
Highest gust speed: 19.0mph (14:54), bearing 202 (SSW)
Dominant wind bearing: 256 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.9Mb, minimum: 1026.0Mb

Humidity
Highest: 86% (03:44), lowest 58% (16:29)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Still cold - where's summer?

More rain, generally cloudy and cold for late May - apparent temperatures of below 8° all day and a low apparent temperature close to freezing.  It's about time it warmed up!

Temperature 
Maximum: 11.9°C (16:24) minimum: 6.8°C (01:54).  Average temperature for the day: 9.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 7.9°C (19:24).  Low apparent temperature: 1.2°C (00:09)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 14.9mph (13:49).
Highest gust speed: 21.3mph (13:39), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 292 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1026.2Mb, minimum: 1011.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 84% (06:24), lowest 57% (17:54)

Rainfall
Total for today: 1.5mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.9mm/hr (09:59)

Sunshine and heavy showers

Today has been a real day of sunshine, punctuated by heavy showers throughout, all along with a cold wind that really pegged the temperatures back.

Temperature 
Maximum: 10.4°C (16:33) minimum: 5.4°C (01:28).  Average temperature for the day: 7.8°C
Highest apparent temperature: 6.0°C (14:28).  Low apparent temperature: -0.2°C (20:42)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 21.1mph (20:42).
Highest gust speed: 25.9mph (20:41), bearing 135 (SE)
Dominant wind bearing: 288 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1011.8Mb, minimum: 1000.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 87% (03:58), lowest 63% (16:33)

Rainfall
Total for today: 3.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.2mm/hr (00:48)

Wet and miserable, slow to clear

When Bob Geldof wrote about not liking Mondays, he was probably thinking about a similar Monday morning to today.  Rain, not in any hurry to move on, that lasted a good part of the morning, and even after it stopped, the skies didn't make much effort to improve.  At least not until mid afternoon, when gradually the sun began to make an appearance, in between heavy shower clouds that brought hail as well as rain.  Despite all this, after tea the rain stayed away and we had a reasonably pleasant end to the day.  Temperatures all day were again nothing to write home about though - it's about time some warmer weather arrived.

Temperature 
Maximum: 10.7°C (17:24) minimum: 5.9°C (23:58).  Average temperature for the day: 7.9°C
Highest apparent temperature: 6.4°C (17:24).  Low apparent temperature: 2.9°C (19:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 16.3mph (14:54).
Highest gust speed: 19.7mph (14:44), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 292 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1017.6Mb, minimum: 1001.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 86% (04:54), lowest 62% (15:29)

Rainfall
Total for today: 10.5mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.5mm/hr (05:44)

Chilly and cloudy

Apart from the lightest of drizzle for a short spell over lunchtime, today was once again dry, but again the wind, this steady run of north-westerlies we've experienced recently, pegged back the temperatures well below the seasonal average.  It was actually warmer on the first of January (max 12.6°C) than it was today!  There was also much more cloud than yesterday, so we didn't have the sun to lift things at all.

Temperature
Maximum: 12.3°C (15:14) minimum: 7.3°C (02:34).  Average temperature for the day: 9.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 8.8°C (18:59).  Low apparent temperature: 3.0°C (04:24)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 15.4mph (08:29).
Highest gust speed: 20.6mph (11:24), bearing 292 (WNW)
Dominant wind bearing: 297 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.0Mb, minimum: 1017.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 79% (02:59), lowest 60% (15:19)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.3mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (23:04)

Some sun but still really cool

Some rain overnight, then variable amounts of cloud for most of the day.  But there was some sun too, and gradually the sun won over, ensuring the day ended bright and cheerful with blue skies.  Despite the sunshine, there was a stiff north-westerly breeze, ensuring temperatures remain disappointing - by mid-May we really should be feeling something a bit warmer.

Temperature
Maximum: 11.9°C (15:39) minimum: 7.6°C (23:54).  Average temperature for the day: 10.2°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.5°C (00:14).  Low apparent temperature: 2.9°C (11:14)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 20.3mph (11:14).
Highest gust speed: 28.2mph (11:09), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 283 (WbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1029.1Mb, minimum: 1021.1Mb

Humidity
Highest: 90% (02:14), lowest 54% (16:04)

Rainfall
Total for today: 1.2mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 1.2mm/hr (00.49)

A pleasant sunny day

Originally we weren't holding much hope out for Friday as all week the forecast said a band of rain would be moving through.  By yesterday this had changed - rain was expected during the afternoon now - but the reality was still better.  A sunny morning with plenty of sunshine, clouding over for a time before more sun in the afternoon.  Temperatures not overly warm but better than of late.  A little drizzle by later in the evening.

Temperature
Maximum: 16.6°C (15:28) minimum: 3.9°C (05:44).  Average temperature for the day: 10.7°C
Highest apparent temperature: 14.1°C (15:43).  Low apparent temperature: 1.6°C (05:49)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 10.4mph (16:33).
Highest gust speed: 13.0mph (16:28), bearing 180 (S)
Dominant wind bearing: 196 (SbW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.7Mb, minimum: 1021.4Mb

Humidity
Highest: 85% (22:49), lowest 45% (15:28)

Rainfall
Total for today: 1.8mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.6mm/hr (21.48)

Dry, fine with some sun yet still cool

A dry day and some regular spells of sunshine, cloud thickening and breaking regularly all day.  There has been a low pressure system moving south east from Ireland, bringing wind and rain to Wales, then the midlands and the south of England, but for once it didn't trouble us - the northern edge of this system stayed just to the south of Oakdale Weather Station.

Temperature
Maximum: 12.9°C (14:14) minimum: 5.6°C (05:39).  Average temperature for the day: 9.3°C
Highest apparent temperature: 10.3°C (14:14).  Low apparent temperature: 2.8°C (05:44)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 9.1mph (10:24).
Highest gust speed: 12.1mph (10:14), bearing 90 (E)
Dominant wind bearing: 98 (EbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1022.6Mb, minimum: 1016.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 78% (02:39), lowest 50% (14:19)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

A fine day with plenty of sunshine

Fine with plenty of sunshine, but still on the cool side.  Staying dry with light cloud, all in all not a bad spring day.

Temperature
Maximum: 16.4°C (18:09) minimum: 5.4°C (05:19).  Average temperature for the day: 11.1°C
Highest apparent temperature: 14.6°C (18:49).  Low apparent temperature: 2.7°C (05:19)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 9.1mph (12:54).
Highest gust speed: 13.6mph (12:54), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 298 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1024.7Mb, minimum: 1020.8Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (04:24), lowest 42% (15:04)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Cool start but improving

Cool and cloudy to start, but dry, and the weather gradually improved as the day went on.  Feeling quite pleasant in the afternoon sunshine.

Temperature
Maximum: 12.6°C (13:44) minimum: 9.2°C (05:54).  Average temperature for the day: 10.8°C
Highest apparent temperature: 8.2°C (02:44).  Low apparent temperature: 3.8°C (16:34)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 21.3mph (16:39).
Highest gust speed: 25.1mph (18:24), bearing 180 (S)
Dominant wind bearing: 285 (WbN)

Pressure
Maximum: 1024.2Mb, minimum: 1015.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 74% (23:44), lowest 52% (13:49)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr)

Sunny start but rain later

A sunny morning starting the day on a cheery note.  The bright skies lasted until late morning, but cloud gradually gathered in the southwest and slowly thickened, eventually bringing rain, which became fairly heavy during the afternoon.  The rain continued more patchily throughout the evening.  A little warmer but the edge taken off the temperatures in a cool breeze.
Temperature
Maximum: 16.2°C (12:58) minimum: 1.7°C (04:38).  Average temperature for the day: 8.8°C
Highest apparent temperature: 13.6°C (12:53).  Low apparent temperature: -0.6°C (04:38)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 7.4mph (20:08).
Highest gust speed: 10.7mph (19:58), bearing 45 (NE)
Dominant wind bearing: 12 (NbE)

Pressure
Maximum: 1020.0Mb, minimum: 1008.2Mb

Humidity
Highest: 90% (21:48), lowest 41% (13:08)

Rainfall
Total for today: 13.2mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 3.0mm/hr (17.18)

Rain clearing, then sunshine for a time

Rain clearing, then sunshine for a time sums it up really.  It wasn't the greatest rush hour journey this morning, with rain on and off throughout the journey to work.  But by mid-morning the clouds lifted and we saw some good spells of sunshine and warmer temperatures than we've seen for a while.  The clouds were never all that far away and gradually they won the competition with the sun, but we did end the day without further rain.

Temperature
Maximum: 18.0°C (13:29) minimum: 10.7°C (23:49).  Average temperature for the day: 13.7°C
Highest apparent temperature: 14.8°C (13:19).  Low apparent temperature: 5.5°C (23:34)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 12.8mph (20:09).
Highest gust speed: 19.7mph (16:19), bearing 180 (S)
Dominant wind bearing: 257 (WbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1019.0Mb, minimum: 1015.6Mb

Humidity
Highest: 85% (08:29), lowest 42% (14:14)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.9mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.6mm/hr (07.59)

Trying its best...

Again the forecasted weather didn't quite happen today - a low pressure system was moving northeast over Ireland into Scotland, taking a large area of rain with it, and it was expected that we would perhaps catch the back edge for a short time before it moved away and sunshine took over.  In the event, whilst we didn't see much in the way of rain, it remained annoyingly cloudy with some hazy sunshine at times.  Still not especially warm, but the odd glimpse of a watery sun did add a couple of degrees to the thermometer.

Temperature
Maximum: 16.5°C (15:39) minimum: 6.2°C (02:19).  Average temperature for the day: 12.0°C
Highest apparent temperature: 14.6°C (16:44).  Low apparent temperature: 4.0°C (03:34)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 14.5mph (13:24).
Highest gust speed: 16.8mph (14:29), bearing 90 (E)
Dominant wind bearing: 242 (WSW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1025.2Mb, minimum: 1018.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 83% (02:54), lowest 60% (17:09)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr

Rain peters out but slow to improve

Rain again during the night, which was still lingering around by morning.  Although it gradually petered out, the sunshine forecasted never really arrived until much later this afternoon - in between it remained cloudy and overcast, quite cool and breezy.

Temperature
Maximum: 11.8°C (17:48) minimum: 6.7°C (22:39).  Average temperature for the day: 8.8°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.3°C (00:58).  Low apparent temperature: 0.8°C (07:28)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 17.0mph (07:28).
Highest gust speed: 18.3mph (06:38), bearing 315 (NW)
Dominant wind bearing: 292 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1024.5Mb, minimum: 1007.7Mb

Humidity
Highest: 89% (11:08), lowest 67% (18:08)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.9mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.3mm/hr (03.23)

Signs of a better day

Signs of a better day to come today, the cloud cover overnight is slowly lifting, and with lighter winds it should feel a lot more pleasant than recently.  In the event, cloud persisted meaning little sunshine, but it did stay dry if rather cool.

Temperature
Maximum: 12.5°C (15:13) minimum: 4.0°C (23:53).  Average temperature for the day: 8.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 9.2°C (15:13).  Low apparent temperature: 1.9°C (23:13)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 9.5mph (00:08).
Highest gust speed: 12.1mph (00:08), bearing 270 (W)
Dominant wind bearing: 292 (WNW)

Pressure
Maximum: 1020.1Mb, minimum: 1011.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 84% (06:33), lowest 50% (15:23)

Rainfall
Total for today: 0.0mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 0.0mm/hr