June 2018 climate summary

1st to 5th
The first few days of June became increasingly warmer and settled after a slight cool down at the end of May. The 1st was generally cloudy for most with outbreaks of rain in the west. The 2nd was a brighter day for all with clear skies in the south, although low cloud and mist limited temperatures to the mid to high teens near eastern coasts. The 3rd was very warm in southern and central areas with clear skies, although it was cloudier in northern and eastern areas. The 4th was cooler but still very pleasant with sunny intervals in the south and west, with showery rain affecting the northeast, it was similar on the 5th.

6th to 12th
The warm and settled pattern continued and many places remained dry. The 6th was sunny and warm away from the far north where a few showers made inroads. The 7th was mostly cloudy in the south with some outbreaks of drizzle and light rain in the far south west, the 8th was similar although there was a bit more sunshine in southern areas. The 9th and 10th saw cloudy starts to the days but it turned brighter later on, only a few isolated showers near north-western coasts.The 11th was dry and sunny for most and the 12th was variable with sunshine in the southwest and patchy rain in the east.

13th to 20th
This period was a little more unsettled with westerly winds although rainfall was sparse in southern and central areas. The 13th started off bright however cloud moved in from the west associated with a low pressure system, there was some rain and strong winds in the north but it remained dry and cloudy further south on the 14th. The 15th was dry and sunny in the south and east, but variable elsewhere with blustery showers. The 16th started off showery for most but it turned brighter as the day went on, temperatures fell a little below average on the 16th and 17th, although the nights turned muggier and a little warmer. The rest of the period remained cloudy and humid with little to no breeze, although it started to turn brighter again by the 20th in southern areas.

21st to 30th
High pressure started to build over Ams and brought a spell of warm and sunny weather to the country, skies remained clear at night so it wasn't as humid. From the 21st to the 24th it was dry and sunny almost everywhere with any low cloud on eastern coasts burning off by mid morning, temperatures were widely in the low to mid 20s. High pressure moved further north by the 25th, and it continued to get progressively warmer. The first 30°C of the year was reached in Ams City on 26th with 30.3°C at Middle Park, it remained very warm throughout the rest of the period, with temperatures between 26-29°C widely across the south for the rest of the period. It reached 30°C on the 27th and the 28th in a few locations.