Bracknell Weather Blog

Milder with some weak sunshine

2012-02-14T14:55:00.000-08:00

A relatively mild day, with weak sunshine through a veil of cirrostratus. Top temperature 9.1C in a moderate northwesterly breeze.
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Mostly cloudy, with some light rain at times

2012-02-13T14:22:00.001-08:00

Cloudy and a little milder, but with some occasional light rain during the day. Top temperature 7.2C in a light to moderate northwesterly wind.
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Cold with sunny intervals

2012-02-10T14:50:00.001-08:00

With a 4cm layer of snow that fell yesterday evening, the day was cold again, with sunny intervals. Top temperature 2.7C in a light southeasterly breeze.
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Cold and cloudy. Some sun, but snow late evening

2012-02-09T14:24:00.000-08:00

Another cold day, but some sunny intervals later. Clouding up again with some snow late in the evening. Top temperature 2.2C in a light and variable wind.
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Cloudy and very cold

2012-02-08T14:20:00.000-08:00

A very cold, cloudy day, with a top temperature of only 0.8C in a moderate northeasterly breeze.
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Cloudy and cold, sunny later

2012-02-07T14:07:00.001-08:00

A cold, cloudy morning with some sleet early on. Becoming brighter from midday, with sunny periods. Top temperature 4.8C, but feeling even colder in the light to moderate dry, easterly breeze. Highest barometric pressure for some years at 1043.3hPa.
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Dull and cold, with some light drizzle at times

2012-02-06T13:36:00.001-08:00

After some fog and low cloud early on, the day stayed overcast, with occasional very light drizzle. Still a 3cm covering of snow to start, but much of it melted during the day. Some thinning of the cloud late in the day, but it became overcast again in the evening. Top temperature 4.8C in a light and variable wind.
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Cloudy and cold with slow thaw

2012-02-05T14:43:00.001-08:00

Snow depth 6cm to start, but with a slow thaw during the day. Cloudy and cold, with a top temperature of 3.2C in a light northerly breeze.
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Cold and sunny, snow later

2012-02-04T10:16:00.000-08:00

After a cold sunny start, upper cloud increased to give some snow later. Top temperature 2.4C
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Yet another cold, sunny day

2012-02-03T14:50:00.000-08:00

After a cold dawn, the day was sunny, with light winds and a top temperature of 2.8C
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Another cold, sunny day

2012-02-02T14:10:00.001-08:00

Cold again, with very dry air from the east bringing dewpoints down to minus 10C, and a maximum air temeperature of only 2.6C in the moderate northeasterly breeze.
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Cold, with sunny periods

2012-02-01T14:34:00.001-08:00

A cold day to start February, with sunny periods and a keen northeasterly breeze. Top temperature 4.1C
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Cold with sunny intervals

2012-01-31T14:48:00.001-08:00

A hazy, frosty start again, with patchy cloud and light northeasterly winds for the rest of the day. Maximum temperature 3.9C
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Cold with sunny intervals

2012-01-30T14:12:00.001-08:00

An northeasterly drift brought cold, hazy conditions, with sunny intervals and patchy high stratocumulus. Maximum temperature 5.6C
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Cold and cloudy again

2012-01-29T14:42:00.001-08:00

Another cold day, with a top temperature of 4.6C in a very light northerly wind, that turned easterly later.
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Cloudy and cool

2012-01-28T23:21:00.001-08:00

A cool, cloudy day, with light northerly winds and a maximum temperature of 6.7C
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Sunny with light winds

2012-01-27T14:09:00.001-08:00

A pleasant, sunny day, with light southwesterly winds and a top temperature of 10.1C
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Cloudy Wednesday, bright after early rain Thursday

2012-01-26T11:29:00.001-08:00

Wednesday 25th was a dull day, with increasing southerly winds. Top temperature 10.3C. Although Thursday 26th started wet in the early hours as a cold front went through, the day was full of sunny periods, but with a brief, moderate shower and a rainbow mid-afternoon. Top temperature 9.6C in a moderate south to southwesterly breeze.
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Cloudy with rain all morning

2012-01-24T14:35:00.000-08:00

Rain, moderate at times, started around 7am and continued throughout the morning, ceasing around luchtime, but with occasional drizzle for the rest of the day. Top temperature 9.9C in a southerly, becoming westerly breeze.
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Rather cloudy and cool

2012-01-23T14:33:00.001-08:00

Lighter winds, but a covering of cloud made it a cool day, with a top temperature of 8.8C
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Breezy with sunny intervals

2012-01-22T14:41:00.001-08:00

Although the temperature was above average, with a maximum of 12.3C, the fresh northwesterly wind made for a cool feel to a day of sunny intervals and patchy stratocumulus.
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Breezy and mild with sunny intervals

2012-01-21T12:56:00.001-08:00

A cloudy day early on, but sunny intervals developed in the mild, fresh, westerly wind. A brief very light shower passed through in the afternoon. Top temperature 13.3C
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Cloudy, breezy, fairly mild

2012-01-20T15:00:00.001-08:00

A cloudy but dry day, with a maximum temperature of 10.1C in a moderate to fresh westerly wind.
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Rain at first, brighter later

2012-01-19T15:29:00.001-08:00

After some moderate rain on the cold front around 0840, skies gradually brightened to give some sunny intervals in the afternoon. Mild at first, but temperatures fell away for a bit before the sun made some improvement. Maximum today, 11.6C before dawn, but 10.8C during the day, in a moderate southwest veering northwest wind.
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Mild with light rain at times

2012-01-18T14:27:00.000-08:00

A much milder day, with extensive low cloud in the morning and occasional light rain or drizzle. A bit brighter in the afternoon, with some breaks in the cloud. Maximum temperature 12.2C in a moderate south becoming southwesterly breeze.
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Cool again, with extensive high cloud

2012-01-17T14:08:00.001-08:00

Another cool day, with extensive high cloud and light winds. Top temperature 6.8C
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Cool and sunny again

2012-01-17T00:18:00.001-08:00

Another cool, sunny day after a frosty start. Top temperature 7.4C in a light easterly breeze.
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Another cool, sunny day

2012-01-15T14:56:00.001-08:00

A frosty start to the day again, but the sun shone throughout, though it felt cold in the light to moderate easterly breeze. Top temperature 6.7C
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Sunny and cool after a frosty start

2012-01-14T15:03:00.001-08:00

Dawn brought the lowest temperature of the year at minus 3.8C, but the bright sunshine and calm wind made for a pleasant winter's day, with a top temperature of 6.9C
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Sunny after a cold start

2012-01-13T14:55:00.001-08:00

After a moderate ground frost, the day was sunny and cool, with a fair amount of high cloud at times. Very light winds and a top temperature of 7.8C
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Cloudy start, brighter and cooler later

2012-01-12T14:42:00.001-08:00

After a cloudy but mild morning, the afternoon brought weak cold fronts through to give some sunny intervals in a cooler northwesterly airstream. Top temperature 13.4
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Sunny morning, cloudy afternoon

2012-01-11T15:08:00.001-08:00

After a beautiful dawn sky, the sun shone for the first part of the morning, but cloud increased to give a cloudy afternoon. Mild again with a top temperature of 10.8C in a light southwesterly wind.
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Mostly cloudy with some drizzle

2012-01-10T14:44:00.000-08:00

After some rain before dawn, the day was generally cloudy, with just a few sunny intervals, and with some occasional drizzle in the morning. Still mild, with a top temperature of 11.4C in a light southwesterly wind.
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Mild and mostly cloudy.

2012-01-09T14:42:00.001-08:00

Another cloudy but mild day, with light winds and a top temperature of 12.8C
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Cloudy and mild

2012-01-08T14:21:00.001-08:00

A cloudy day, with just a brief glimpse of the sun in the early afternoon. Mild again, with a top temperature of 10.7C in a light westerly wind.
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Sunny and mild

2012-01-07T15:00:00.001-08:00

After early cloud patches, the day became pleasantly sunny, and mild for early January, with a top temperature of 10.8C in a light to moderate westerly wind.
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Sunny morning, cloudy later

2012-01-06T14:32:00.001-08:00

A pleasant sunny morning, but cloud thickened during the day, although it stayed dry. Top temperature 9.9C in a light west becoming southwesterly wind.
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Sunny, breezy with a light shower

2012-01-05T14:42:00.001-08:00

A generally sunny day, but with a fresh northwesterly breeze gusting to 37kt and one or two light showers. Top temperature during the day 10.6C
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Mostly cloudy, rain later

2012-01-04T15:08:00.001-08:00

After a colourful dawn, cloud increased during the day to give some rain in the afternoon, becoming persistent later. Quite breezy again, with a top temperature of 8.3C during the day, increasing during the evening to 10C in a strong westerly wind gusting to 30kt.
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Very windy with some heavy rain

2012-01-03T15:01:00.001-08:00

Gusts to 41kt during the early part of the day as a deep low crossed Scotland. The cold front passed through around 1130, accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusts, as the wind veered from south-southwest to west-northwest and the temperature fell from a high of 12.4C to 8.0C in just a vew minutes.
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Sunny day, shower later

2012-01-02T15:04:00.001-08:00

A bright sunny day for the most part, but a short shower developed late afternoon. Top temperature 8.1C in a moderate southwesterly breeze.
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Cloudy and mild, rain later

2012-01-01T14:44:00.001-08:00

After a bright start cloud soon increased again to give another mild day, with a top temperature of 12.4C in moderate to fresh southerly winds. A cold front wave brought a period of moderate rain during the afternoon, followed by a drop in temperature as the cloud broke and winds veered to the westsouthwest.
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Cloudy and mild with rain late evening

2011-12-31T16:18:00.001-08:00

Another cloudy, mild day with a top temperature of 12.5C in a moderate southwesterly wind. Some rain for a time later in the evening.
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Cloudy with rain later

2011-12-30T14:33:00.001-08:00

Cloudy, with rain from mid afternoon into the evening. Maximum temperature during the day 7.6C, but increasing to 11C by late evening as mild air moved in from the west.
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Cloudy and breeezy, some rain later

2011-12-29T13:31:00.001-08:00

A cloudy day again with a moderate to fresh westerly wind, a short period of rain early evening and a top temperature of 9.9C
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Generally cloudy with some sunny intervals

2011-12-28T14:54:00.001-08:00

Another mild day, with a few sunny intervals early on, but generally cloudy. Top temperature 10.7C
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Cloudy and mild again

2011-12-27T14:46:00.000-08:00

Anothe mild and cloudy day, with light to moderate southerly winds and a top temperature of 10.4C
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Cloudy and mild

2011-12-26T14:08:00.001-08:00

Another cloudy, mild day, wih light to moderate southwesterly winds and a top temperature of 12.4C
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Mild and breezy

2011-12-25T11:51:00.000-08:00

Some brightness at times, but a generally cloud, mild day, with a top temperature of 11.6C in a moderate southwesterly breeze.
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Cloudy and cooler

2011-12-24T11:29:00.001-08:00

A mainly cloudy day, with just a few glimpses of brightness. Maximum temperature 7.7C in a moderate northwest becoming southerly wind.
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Mild start, heavy rain on cold front

2011-12-23T10:21:00.000-08:00

After a breezy, but cloudy and mild morning, a cold front passed around 1540, giving some heavy rain for a few minute, as the wind veered from southerly to westerly, with gusts to 33kt, and the temperature dropped quickly from around 10C to 6C
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A pleasant, mild, sunny day

2011-12-22T10:01:00.001-08:00

Sunny for most of the day, with just a few patches of stratocumulus later. Mild, with a top temperature of 12.9C
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Cloudy and mild

2011-12-21T14:25:00.001-08:00

A generally cloudy day, with just a few sunny intervals in the afternoon. Mild, with a top temperature of 13.0C
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Sunny periods, cloudy later, rain evening

2011-12-20T14:46:00.000-08:00

After a sunny start, upper cloud increased to give a cloudy afternoon, with some rain later in the evening. Maximum temperature 8.2C in light to moderate northwesterly winds.
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Cloudy, cool and wet

2011-12-19T14:47:00.000-08:00

After frost overnight, the temperature rose in the early hours, as increasing altostratus lowered to give rain for much of the day. Top temperature 6.8C in a mainly light souttherly breeze.
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Cold with sunny intervals. Hail shower later.

2011-12-18T12:15:00.001-08:00

After early frost, the day remained cold, with sunny intervals in the morning, but generally cloudy in the afternoon. A hail shower at 1545 turned the ground white for a while, but soon melted. Top temperature 5.6C in a light to moderate westerly breeze.
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Sleet shower early, sunny periods later

2011-12-17T15:04:00.001-08:00

After a bright dawn, an early sleet shower developed, but the skies soon cleared ro give sunny periods. Cool, with a moderate west to northwest breeze. Top temperature 6.3C
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Rain and snow around dawn, then sunny intervals

2011-12-16T14:17:00.001-08:00

After a wet night, the rain turned to sleet and some slush formed on grass and roofs. Sunny intervals developed from around midday, but it remained cold, with further sleet in the evening for a time. Top temperature 4.5C
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Sunny morning becoming cloudy with rain later

2011-12-15T14:47:00.000-08:00

After a sunny morning with moderate to fresh westerly winds, high cloud increased from the southwest as a deepening low moved up the English Channel. Rain began around 2000 and became moderate by 2100, as the wind decreased and backed to easterly. Maximum temperature 8.1C
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Sunny intervals, some showers later

2011-12-14T23:40:00.001-08:00

A relatively cool, quiet day, with moderate southwesterly winds, a few sunny intervals and some light showers later. Maximum temperature 6.2C
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Heavy rain overnight, sunny morning

2011-12-13T12:03:00.001-08:00

Nearly an inch of rain fell yesterday evening and overnight, with strong winds, gusts to 34kt and the temperature up to 11.8C at 0100. The morning was mainly sunny, but shower clouds built up in the afternoon, although it stayed dry in Bracknell. Still quite windy, with gusts to 28kt in the cool southwesterly wind. Top temperature during daylight 7.8C
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Sunny morning, wind and rain later

2011-12-12T14:37:00.001-08:00

The morning was sunny and clear with light soutwesterly winds, but upper cloud increased in the afternoon as winds backed to south and increased to strong, with gusts to 32kt in moderate rain by late evening. Maximum temperature during daylight 8.7C
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Cloudy with heavy rain in evening

2011-12-11T14:38:00.001-08:00

Cloudy all day, with some occasional rain and drizzle and gusty southerly winds. A cold front brought heavy rain for a time around 1900, when the wind veered westerly and decreased to light. Top temperature 9.2C
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Sunny morning, patchy cloud later

2011-12-10T14:09:00.001-08:00

A sunny morning after a frosty start, but some cloud patches formed in the afternoon. Lighter winds made for a pleasant day, but the temperature only reached 6.7C
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Cool and sunny with some cloud later

2011-12-09T14:33:00.001-08:00

A cold start with some frost on roofs, but plenty of bright sunshine until patchy stratocumulus formed in the early afternoon. Lighter winds than yesterday, with a top temperature of 8.3C
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Mild and very windy

2011-12-08T14:44:00.000-08:00

Rising temperatures during the day as warm air was drawn in ahead of a cold front associated with a deep low over northern Scotland. Gusts to 34kt and some outbreaks of rain and drizzle, with a band of moderate rain around 1845, as the cold front passed through. Top temperature 12.8C
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Breezy with sunny periods

2011-12-07T13:19:00.001-08:00

A generally sunny day, but feeling rather cool in the moderate to fresh westerly winds, with isolated gusts to 30kt. Top temperature 9.3C
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Cool and mostly cloudy

2011-12-06T14:18:00.001-08:00

A cool day, with extensive dense high cloud and a fresh westerly breeze. Some brief light rain around dusk and top temperature of 6.6C
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Cool, with sunny intervals

2011-12-05T23:51:00.000-08:00

A sunny start, with a ground frost overnnight. Some cloud developed during the day, but it remained dry with sunny intervals. Maximum temperature 7.7C in a moderate southwesterly breeze.
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Cloudy with occasional showers

2011-12-04T13:19:00.001-08:00

Cloudy for most of the day, with some mainly light showers early afternoon and then again in the evening. Top temperature 8.9C in a moderate southwesterly wind.
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A pleasant day of sunny intervals

2011-12-03T15:10:00.001-08:00

After a windy night and some light rain before dawn, it became another relatively mild day, with sunny intervals and a moderate southwesterly breeze. Top temperature 12.3C
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Sunny morning, high cloud later

2011-12-02T14:38:00.001-08:00

After a cool, sunny start, with ground frost, high cloud increased during the morning, but further sunny periods developed later in the day. Top temperature 7.1C during the day, but rising later in the evening as winds strengthened from the south.
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Sunny start, rain later

2011-12-01T14:17:00.000-08:00

After a sunny start, cloud increased during the day, with rain from late afternoon into the evening. The fresh winds overnight became light during the day as a frontal wave approached. Top temperature during daylight hours was 11.0C.
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Generally sunny, with a light shower pm

2011-11-30T14:38:00.000-08:00

After a sunny start, cloud developed during the day to give a light shower during the afternoon. The early light westerly winds backed south and increased as upper cloud thickened from the west. Top temperature 12.7C.
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Windy, mild and damp.

2011-11-29T14:46:00.001-08:00

Mild and very windy, with gusts to 31kt and some outbreaks of mainly light rain for much of the day, before a cold front around 1630 brought clearer skies and cooler air as the wind veered from south to west. Maximum temperature 13.2C
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Frosty start, becoming breezy and mild

2011-11-28T14:36:00.001-08:00

After the first air frost since March 19th, the cloud increased during the day, with just a few sunny intervals. The afternoon and early evening saw clearer skies, and as the wind turned south and became moderate, temperatures rose from a maximum of 9.1C during the day, to 12.6C by late evening.
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Sunny, breezy and mild

2011-11-27T11:53:00.001-08:00

After a weak cold front with a little rain around dawn, the cloud quickly cleared to give a sunny, mild, but breezy day with a top temperature of 13.7C. The clear skies and slackening wind led to a rapidly cooling evening.
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A mild, breezy day

2011-11-26T14:52:00.000-08:00

A breezy day, with sunny intervsls a a lot of medium and high cloud at times. Top temperatute 12.9C on a south to southwesterly wind.
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Another mild November day

2011-11-25T14:36:00.001-08:00

After a mild night, with a temperature of 13.2C at 03:45, a cold front gave a little rain, with skies clearing before dawn. A pleasent sunny day followed, with just a few clouds forming, and a decreasing west becoming southwesterly breeze. Maximum daytime temperature 12.6C
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A pleasant November day

2011-11-24T15:05:00.001-08:00

A sunny start and just a few patches of cloud in the morning gave a mild day, with a top temperature of 12.6C. The southerly breeze and the cloud increased during the evening, but it stayed dry.
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Sunny at times, but generally cloudy

2011-11-23T10:18:00.000-08:00

After overnight fog, the dawn came clear and sunny, but cloud thickened at times to give a mostly cloudy day, with light southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11.0C
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Foggy morning, becoming clearer later

2011-11-22T14:48:00.001-08:00

After another foggy start, with some rain before dawn, the mist cleared later in the day as a cold front, with a little rain, went through mid afternoon. Temperatures reached 12.9C, but fell away during the evening as cooler air moved in from the west.
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Foggy start, some sunny intervals later

2011-11-21T14:18:00.001-08:00

After a foggy dawn, the visibility improved by 9am and some sunny intervals appeared during the afternoon. Cloud and a little rain in the evening kept the fog from re-forming. Top temperature 11.1C in a light easterly wind.
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Foggy morning, brighter during the day

2011-11-20T14:23:00.001-08:00

Thick fog thinning during the morning, with just a few sunny intervals early afternoon before mist developed again. Light winds and a top temperature of 10.1C
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Foggy start, sunny intervals later on 19th

2011-11-20T03:44:00.001-08:00

After a foggy start, the sun gradually broke through to give another mild day with sunny intervals, light wi ds, and a top temperature of 14.1C. Mist formed again later in the evening.
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Another mild November day

2011-11-18T14:47:00.001-08:00

Sunny intervals and a mild southerly breeze saw the temperature rise to a maximum of 15.3C
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A cooler few days

2011-11-17T23:56:00.001-08:00

Monday 14th to Thursday 17th brought cooler, but generally dry weather, as high pressure generated a slack easterly wind, but by Thursday winds turned more southerly, raised temperatures and a gave a little light rain.
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A sunny November day on Sunday 13th

2011-11-14T01:00:00.001-08:00

After a misty start, with some early low cloud, sunny periods soon developed to give a mild day, with a maximum temperature of 17.6C, in a light easterly wind.
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Sunny intervals and mild

2011-11-12T11:21:00.001-08:00

After a misty start, with some low cloud, sunny intervals devloped to give a mild autumn day, with a top temperature of 15.8C
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A mild, but cloudy few days

2011-11-11T14:34:00.000-08:00

Monday 7th to Friday 11th were mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain at times. Winds were generally from the southeast quarter, with temperatures ranging from a maximum of 10.8C on Tuesday to 15.0C on Wednesday.
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Sunny intervals, with a cool north wind

2011-11-06T13:18:00.001-08:00

A cloudy start, but sunny intervals developed before the cloud increased again by late afternoon. Maximum temperature 12.4C in a cool northerly breeze.
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Misty start, cloudy all day

2011-11-05T13:44:00.001-07:00

After a misty start, the cloud remained to give a cooler day than of late. Top temperature 13.2C in a northerly breeze.
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An inch of rain, then sunny intervals

2011-11-04T15:54:00.001-07:00

After a night giving an inch (25mm) of moderate to heavy rain, sunny periods developed during the morning, with just a few isolated showers during the day. Maximum temperature 14.8C
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Rather cloudy with some light showers

2011-11-03T15:42:00.001-07:00

After some overnight rain, the morning brought some bright intervals, but cloud increased to give one or two light showers in the afternoon. Mild again, with a moderate southerly breeze; top temperature 16.6C
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Bright morning, some rain by evening

2011-11-02T15:48:00.001-07:00

After a morning of sunny intervals, cloud and wind increased to give some light rain by the evening. Maximum temperature 15.7C in a mild southerly breeze.
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Cloudy morning, sunny after noon

2011-11-01T13:43:00.000-07:00

Cooler this morning, with a cold front bringing a little rain before dawn. Cloudy for much of the morning, but clearing in the afternoon to give sunny periods between small cumulus, making it feel quite warm. Maximum temperature 16.1C
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Another mild, drizzly morning. Drier later

2011-10-31T14:38:00.001-07:00

Drizzle and low cloud in the morning gave way to a drier afternoon, with one or two flashes of sunshine. Staying fairly mild, with a top temperature of 15.2C
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Cloudy, mild and a little damp

2011-10-30T15:49:00.001-07:00

A duller day than yesterday, though still mild and with an occasional glimpse of the sun. Some drizzzle at times and a little rain in the evening. Maximum temperature 16.9C
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Mild and breezy with sunny periods

2011-10-29T12:10:00.001-07:00

A pleasant, if somewhat breezy day, with sunny periods and a top temperature of 16.4C
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Sunny after a misty start

2011-10-28T14:34:00.001-07:00

Mist formed after overnight cloud cleared, but soon dispersed to give a fine, sunny day. Cloud moved in from the south later in the afternoon and evening. Top temperature 15.9C
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