First 21C

Today 27th March we touched 21.9C - over 70°F for the first time.
March can be very variable as this rather poor quality video from 1995 shows

The March warm spell

I'd hesitate to call it a heatwave but today 25th March has reached 18.2C under near perfect blue skies.
What is particularly noteworthy is the prolonged dominance of High Pressure.
If it were July this would have been a memorable summer spell.
Being so early in the year the North Sea is cold and some days have been rather grey.

An increasing worry is the continued lack of significant rain.
February had just 10.8mm (average is 54mm) and March will be stuck on 14.2mm (50mm)
November, December and January also had only around 50% of normal.

At the moment, April seems likely to start rather average which will seem much cooler and there may be some rain.
April is one of the driest months as rule so it will be quite unlikely to make up the deficit, although we may get enough to get spring growth underway.

March morning mist-ery

The recent spell of High Pressure has produced a few fine spring-like days with maximum temperatures touching 16.4C on the 11th.
When winds die down mist and fog are still always on the cards.

Classic March

Blazing sunshine but a chilly wind and icy patches.
The snow fell during yesterday afternoon but was only very slushy at lower levels.