Warmest day of the year in Cornwall & a few stats.

[Graham Easterling]

Set to be the warmest day of the year in Cornwall. Quite hot near the north coast where the gradient wind is too strong for a sea breeze to develop. 

23C at St Mawgan cliff top airport (Newquay) at 9:20.

Unlike much of the SW it hasn't been a wet month here. So far 64% of normal  Drier still at John Chappell's Lands End site, bit wetter just a few miles east at Camborne (83%). Then 100% at Cardinham (Bodmin Moor) 135% at Plymouth. 

Temperature anomaly +0.4C currently, but that's set to rise a fair bit.

Graham

Penzance

[Graham Easterling]

Bit warmer today. Now 24C at Land's End airport, where people are stuck due to a bank of sea fog affecting Scilly.

Maximum (so far) in Penzance 24.2C, warmest day of the year.

Brief sharp shower 04:00, also distant lightning. Only 0.4mm of rain. Almost unbroken sunshine since dawn, just a little Ac castellanus.

Some spectacular lightning last night near Scilly. St Mary's looking NW across Samson

Graham

Penzance (SST now 16.5C at the Penzance buoy, nearer 20C over beaches where the breeze is onshore.)