Penzance - Little Rain so far.

[Graham Easterling]

Most of the rain seems to have passed just to the east (only just looking at the radar) with just light to moderate bursts here. 2.9mm up until 09:00, and it seems to be clearing away now.

Maximum of 19.8C yesterday despite unbroken sunshine until 19:00. The moderate northerly breeze blowing across from the nearby north coast suppressing the temperature a bit. Minimum of 13.5C last night.

Currently almost calm, sporadic F1-2 ENE wind.

Graham

Penzance

[Graham Easterling]

It turned into a cool, windy, cloudy but mainly dry day yesterday. F5 easterly at times. The change in weather cleared the campsites.

Only 0.1mm though in the 24 hours to 09:00 today, so we are still waiting for any significant rain. Seem to be living a charmed life, though the farmers  &growers (as the the forecasters say) could do with a bit of a deluge.

24 hours to 09:00 today

Minimum 13.4C

Maximum 16.5C

Up to 17.2C during bursts of sunshine this morning, though the sky has a very unstable, rather threatening look, especially when the sun comes out and provides a contrast. Wind all over the place.

Graham

Penzance

[Graham Easterling]

Plenty of coastal sunshine today, and still no rain.

It is so much warmer right on the coast than just inland.

To give an idea, currently 12C at Cardinham, 14C at Camborne under the cloud.

In contrast 18C on the hill top airport on Scilly. 18.6C max (so far) at Penzance. Driving back from near Lands End this afternoon the car thermometer was showing 20C, before dropping to 16C under some cloud half way back, and rising back to 18C in Penzance. West Cornwall probably has some of the highest temperatures away from western Scotland. (In the UK that is, I appreciate Marakesh is probly warmer)

A couple of photo's of Cb from a distance.

Out to sea off Gwennap Head. It was almost calm, almost unheard of at Gwennap Head!

Looking inland, the beginnings of an anvil.

Sunny, warm, almost calm - but absolutely no surf, bit of a blow.

Graham

Penzance

[Tudor Hughes]

A little rain early this morning but none since.  Uniform dull grey sky and little wind, now flat calm.  Max 13.8.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 557 ft 170 m.

[Graham Easterling]

Once again a huge difference between the coast & inland in Cornwall. Currently 14C at Cardinham, with showers up the spine of the County.

>19C & sunny here in Penzance, just the same on the nearby north coast at St Ives, where it's a perfect summers day with a just offshore sea breeze front.

Graham

Penzance