Man on a mission

ARGYLE boss Peter Reid has become a man on a scouting mission in recent days, as he looks to improve the club's fortunes.

Without revealing any names, Reid observed four games in as many days in a search for the right players to strengthen his squad at Home Park.

"I watched some good players and I've got one or two irons in the fire," he said. "Hopefully, we can bring one or two loan players in to help us through this difficult time.

"I don't think its rocket science what we're looking for. We're also conceding too many, so there are one or two positions we're looking at."

"It was good to watch a few games. It can be difficult to watch games in Plymouth but they were some interesting games to watch."

(pafc.co.uk)

Role for Rory

Rory Fallon is set to continue his rehabilitation from a hernia operation and take part in Saturday's clash with Huddersfield Town.

The Kiwi striker played 12 minutes for New Zealand a fortnight ago and came on for the last 35 minutes in our defeat at Notts County last weekend.

The recovery process moved to 45 minutes in Tuesday's reserve team loss at Torquay on Tuesday and Argyle manager Peter Reid is keen to use different options against the Terriers.

"Obviously he's been building up his strength and fitness," Reid said. "He had a spell on the pitch with New Zealand and against Notts County last weekend, and he got another 45 minutes under his belt against Torquay on Tuesday, so hopefully, he's fit and raring to go.

"He is available and he'll be a part of it. If he starts or not I don't know, but he'll be involved."

(pafc.co.uk)

Torquay United 3 Argyle 2

Torquay 3 Oastler 35, Yeoman 52, Gritton pen 82

Argyle 2
Sawyer 52, Leonard 75

by Shaun Murphy

Goals from Sam Sawyer and Ryan Leonard were not enough to salvage anything for a youthful Argyle side as they went down 3-2 to Torquay United in the totesport.com Combination at Plainmoor.

Despite being 2-0 down at one stage, Argyle showed great courage to force a way back into the match, only to be let down by an unfortunate penalty decision with eight minutes remaining, which was duly dispatched by ex-Pilgrim Martin Gritton. Joe Oastler and Ashley Yeoma had earlier given the Gulls a double advantage.

The Greens started with an experienced front pairing of Rory Patterson and Rory Fallon in an otherwise youthful looking line-up, which included young Jack Stephens and Curtis Nelson paired together in central defence against the well-travelled Gritton.

In a scrappy opening few minutes it was the home side who managed the first effort on goal. A sharp turn and shot on the edge of the box from Gritton was saved comfortably by Ollie Chenoweth in the Argyle goal.

It was Argyle who nearly opened the scoring after 17 minutes, however. A clever through-ball by Leonard was missed by Rowe-Turner in the home defence and latched on to by Patterson, only for his effort to be saved by the onrushing Danny Potter.

Chenoweth was called into action again minutes later, making a smart save from Lloyd Macklin after Nicky Wroe's pass sent the winger clear on goal. Argyle, meanwhile, were beginning to look dangerous every time they went forward, with the two Rory's starting to link up well in attack.

Another missed interception saw Patterson handed the best chance yet to break the deadlock, but his effort was palmed to safety by Potter. Straight down the other end and a timely block by Stephens from Gritton thwarted the home side as the match began to open up.

The experienced front man wasn't having it all his own way, with Argyle's youthful central defensive pairing giving as good as they had against the ex-Argyle striker.

Despite this, it was the home side who took the lead on 35 minutes when Joe Mason unfortunately sliced a clearance a Wroe corner into the path of Joe Oastler for an easy finish.

To their credit, Argyle reacted in the right manner and Patterson was again unfortunate not to score after finding himself in behind the home defence once again, only to drive the ball wide. The Northern Ireland international was getting himself into some promising positions and could count himself unlucky not to have scored in the opening 45 minutes.

A long range drive from Wayne Carlisle was then spectacularly tipped over by Chenoweth in the final action of a pulsating opening 45 minutes in which the Pilgrims could count themselves unlucky to be behind.

Argyle made a change at the beginning of the second half, switching Sam Sawyer into the heart of the defence in a swap for Fallon, who was clearly suffering the effects of his hernia operation.

Chenoweth was called into action as the game restarted, saving well from Romone Rose as Torquay pressed for a second goal.

With 52 minutes gone it was 2-0 to the home side, Ashley Yeoman connecting to a cutback from Macklin to sidefoot the ball home from 12 yards.

It was harsh on Argyle to find themselves two goals down, and the bench responded by bringing on Matt Rickard for Luke Young in a bid to bolster the attack.

It was almost 3-0 on 60 minutes but the impressive Chenoweth again did well to keep the ball out from close range after a diving header from Macklin following Gritton's knockdown.

Argyle showed great character to get themselves back into the match on 62 minutes. A long throw caused chaos in the home side's penalty area and was flicked on by Sawyer into the net to hand us a lifeline.

Now only a goal behind, Argyle were more than matching their opponents as they started to press forward for an equalizer, though this unfortunately left holes at the back for the home side to exploit. With the next goal crucial for both sides, Macklin and Rose again went close for Torquay.

It wasn't to be, and a breakaway goal from Argyle levelled the match. Mason dispossessed Saul Halpin deep in the Torquay half and ran the full length of the pitch before scuttling a shot goalwards. Potter did well to parry the ball wide but Ryan Leonard was on hand to steer in the equaliser from a difficult angle.

Referee Richard Martin then intervened, with some help from his assistant, to award Torquay a very soft penalty after an innocuous looking challenge by Jake Baker on Oastler. Sympathy was scarce from Gritton, as he stroked home the winner from 12 yards.

The final result was harsh on Argyle, who can take solace from the fact they had more than matched a Torquay side boasting some established names in their line-up.

Torquay United (4-3-3): 16 Danny Potter; 15 Wayne Carlisle, 25 Ed Palmer, 2 Lathaniel Rowe-Turner, 17 Saul Halpin; 14 Lloyd Macklin, 11 Nicky Wroe, 4 Joe Oastler; 9 Romone Rose, 8 Martin Gritton, 24 Ashley Yeoman. Substitues (not used): 7 Joe Parrish, 10 Ray Spear, 12 Scott Taylor.

Booked: Macklin 81

Argyle (4-4-2): 1 Ollie Chenoweth; 2 Ryan Leonard (captain), 4 Jack Stephens, 5 Curtis Nelson, 3 Jamie Richards (16 Connor Clifford 60); 10 Joe Mason, 6 Anton Peterlin, 7 Luke Young (15 Matt Rickard 65), 11 Jake Baker; 8 Rory Patterson, 9 Rory Fallon (17 Sam Sawyer h-t). Substitutes (not used): 12 Jack Ord (gk), 14 Jed Harper-Penman.

Booked: Clifford 72

Referee: Richard Martin

Magnificent seven all win Tora medals

TORQUAY Judokwai members showed plenty of fighting spirit when they travelled to the Tora Judokai tournament in Bristol.

All seven of the Torquay fighters returned with medals, but once again it was the club's female fighters who took top honours.

Toni Malone (9-25kg) is the club's smallest fighter, but that didn't stop her winning all four of her bouts to take her gold medal.

She won all four of her fights with ippon throws.

Lucy Pannell (11-32kg) was also in confident form. She won all three of her bouts to win the gold medal without really being tested.

Pannell defeated team-mate Stacey Malone in the final, who had to settle for a silver medal in her first competition.

Between the two female gold medallists, they have won 10 championship medals this season, and have only failed to get themselves on the medal podium once.

Damon Smith (13-73kg) led the way for the boys in his first competitive appearance.

Not content with winning the gold medal in his weight class, Smith also took the silver medal in the open weight division.

Taking on boys much bigger than himself, he only lost the final by five points.

Making his return to competition for the first time since February, Jacob Ward (11-30kg) came back strongly from a first-round defeat to take a bronze medal.

Jake Slay (10-34kg) also achieved a bronze medal after his semi-final went into golden score time.

In his debut event, Jude Davies (8-30kg) came through to achieve bronze.

Club coach Simon Ward was understandably delighted with his team's efforts.

"Once again our younger fighters dominated this level of competition. All of the fighters were brilliant, producing some quite outstanding throwing techniques.

"I'm really proud of them, especially the new fighters to the team.

"It's such a different environment to club fighting, but to come away from your first event with some victories and even a medal, we can't ask for anything better than that."

A student at Paul Drury's Black Belt Academy in Dawlish has received a coveted black belt in kick-boxing.

Kyle Mitchell, accomplished the rank after a testing which consisted of fitness tests, line work, pad work, sparring, and written theory tests.

Master Drury said: "Kyle is a keen and very dedicated student and we are very proud to have him."

(thisissouthdevon.co.uk)

Primary-aged footballers help raise over £1,000 for charity

STOKE GABRIEL'S 'Football in the Community' scheme have not only been busy with their community programme over the summer, they have also been busy raising money for children's charity CLIC.

Run as part of the 'Football in the Community' programme, local schools took part in raising over £1,000 alongside Stoke Gabriel Football Club.

The schools participated in a sponsored 'penalty shoot out' that saw pupils take great delight in putting the ball past their teachers.

Every child who took part received a certificate and a sticker and was made aware of how CLIC can help children and their families during difficult times. Fifteen prizes were also given to the fifteen children that managed to raise the most money.

"It was a great effort by everybody involved in raising money for such a worthwhile cause", commented Football in the Community Officer Kevin Wills. "I would sincerely like to thank everybody who took some part including all the children that contributed to the total of £1,006. I would also like to thank all the teachers from different schools who were all so supportive."

Stoke Gabriel Football in the Community are holding a 'Football Fun Day' during the Half Term on Wednesday October 27. For further details contact Adam on 07967-124844.

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ACADEMY SOCCER are starting a mini football league at Paignton Community College and Sports College.

The league is open to Under 7s and Under 9s who want to get together for a fun evening of football, as well as introducing players of a young age to a good environment to learn to play.

Each age group will consist of six teams with seven children per side, with each team playing three matches per night. The leagues are set to take place on Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30pm.

For further information contact Dan Harmer on 07791-299907 or Sav Savva on 07811-183271. You can also email academy.soccer@hotmail.co.uk.

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DEVON'S youth team recovered from the setback of losing to Dorset by defeating an Ipplepen XI 6-1 on Monday at Coach Road. A man of the match performance from Sam Farrant (St Blazey) helped Devon to victory, along with a hat-trick from Dale O'Donoghue (Newtown). There were also goals from Ryan Turner (Barnstaple), Ben Burak (Clyst Valley), and Alex Henniker (Elberton Villa) as Devon romped home against an Ipplepen side consisting mainly of 2nd XI players.

(thisissouthdevon.co.uk)

Sailing: Three wins give Mason and Giles autumn title

THREE race wins from four outings saw Pete Mason and Dale Giles claim the overall fast handicap class title at Paignton Sailing Club's Autumn Regatta.

Dave Whittle and Hannah Radbourne claimed the overall top spot in the medium handicap, while Carys Roberts was the best of the juniors.

In Saturday's first race, the Fireball of Mason and Giles got the better of Chris Cunningham's RS100 in the fast handicap, with Chris Blackburn's RS600 third.

The medium handicap soon followed, with 12 boats lining up on the start line.

In a close race it was Karl Lloyd and Trish Walker who prevailed in their Albacore, with Steve Ashford and Mike Holmes just behind in a Comet Trio. Third place went to Whittle and Radbourne's Albacore.

In the junior fleet there were six Toppers, which made for competitive racing.

Roberts started with a win, followed by Thomas Stephenson and Paris Thomas.

For race two, the fast handicap got off to another clean start, this time with Blackburn leading the fleet.

However, Mason and Giles managed to close the gap and win the race.

The medium handicap fleet saw five boats competing fiercely for first place, but in the end it was Lloyd and Walker who prevailed.

Whittle and Radbourne were second, with Ashford and Holmes third.

Roberts was once again victorious in the juniors, with Jack and Thomas Stephenson coming in second and third respectively.

A bright Sunday morning greeted race three, and Blackburn stopped Mason and Giles' winning run in the fast handicaps.

Amy Giles and Nigel Williams came home in third place, with only thirty seconds separating the two Fireballs.

Lloyd and Walker were disqualified from the medium handicaps for crossing the start line too early.

This allowed Whittle and Radbourne to take the win, with Ashford and Holmes second, andOllie Wright third.

Roberts continued her junior domination to win from Thomas Stevenson and Paris Thomas.

The final race of the regatta started with two Fireballs in the fast handicap engaging in a tactical upwind battle.

Giles and Williams rounded the windmark first, but it was Mason and Giles who prevailed and confirmed first place overall with their third win.

Giles and Williams took second place, and Blackburn crossed the line in third.

Whittle and Radbourne won their final race to claim first place overall in the medium handicap, with Ashford and Holmes crossing the line in second place. Arthur Phillips managed to claim third place.

And in the juniors Roberts made it four wins out of four to claim first overall, with Paris Thomas and Jack Stephenson rounding off the top three.

In the final fast handicap overall standings, Mason and Giles won from Blackburn in second, and Giles and Williams third.

Ashford and Holmes were medium handicap runners-up from Wright's Laser Radial, while Thomas and Stephenson claimed the minor podium positions in the juniors.

The prize-giving for the Spring and Autumn Regattas will take place on Saturday, October 16, at Paignton Sailing Club.

(thisissouthdevon.co.uk)

Fay claims UK expert BMX title

JASON Fay is the new British BMX champion in the men's 17 to 24 expert class.

The 18 year old from Kingsteignton, also the current West Regional champion, won the title at Cheddar Somerset.

Almost 900 riders took part in the event, which began on Sunday with the early morning heats.

In the semi - he just had to go through, another comfortable ride saw Jason through in third place and ready for the final.

Fay continued through to the final, where just eight riders remained.

A strong start by Fay in gate five allowed him to take the high line round the first corner, which set Jason up to pass the early leader and gain more speed for the third straight.

After navigating a tricky last corner safely, Fay held a two-bike length lead to the finish line.

Andrew Fay, the rider's father, was understandably delighted with the result.

Dad said: "Jason did say after the semi-final 'I could do well in this if I get a good start'.

"He got a good start and produced a top-class performance."

Jason is a member of the Decoy BMX club and is sponsored by 'Trax an Jenks' (T& J, BMX racing team) who are a BMX track-building specialist

Also competing in the championship was Jason's brother Oliver Fay. With 46 riders in his age group, the 13 year old finished fifth place overall.
(thisissouthdevon.co.uk)

Newton runners to tackle high peaks

A GROUP of Devon-based runners are hoping to complete one of the UK's most exhausting and rewarding charity challenges next June.

Along with around 60 other teams, the ladies of Newton Abbot are hoping to send more than four teams to climb more than 4200 metres to the summit and back of four of the highest peaks in Scoland, England, Wales and Ireland.

Needing to raise £4,400 per team, the ladies will be coming up with lots of fundraising ideas and events in the coming weeks.

The ladies are all members of the Newton Abbot branch of the Ladies Running Network, who meet at the Rec Trust.

Anyone wishing to know more about the group should contact Marika Dowse on pinkygym@googlemail.com.

(thisissouthdevon.co.uk)

News, Sport and Weather Bulletin for Riviera FM - 24/09/2010

£50 million pounds will be spent at Torbay Hospital over the next decade.

The investment plans were revealed in the NHS Trust’s annual report which was considered at it’s annual meeting on Wednesday.

The improvements and repairs are being carried out at the hospital to combat a ‘significant backlog’ of maintenance and ensure the hospital remains fit for purpose in the future.

The strategy is due to be considered by the South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation trust’s board next week.

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Plans have been resubmitted to build a 60 bed hotel and restauraunt at Newton Abbot racecourse.

Newton Abbot Races and Whitbread’s £5.5 million pounds project is planned for the 2.2 acres of land that is currently used as a carpark.

If given the go-ahead, Whitbread would be the first major hotel presence in Newton Abbot – and it could lead to 65 new jobs in the area.

The decision to resubmit plans comes after planning permission was originally refused in June by Teignbridge Council.

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A dispersal order has been granted by Torbay Council for Castle Gardens in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour.

The order allows police and community support officers the power to disperse groups of two people or more from the park -- if they feel their behaviour has resulted in a member of the public feeling harassed or intimidated.

The order will run from six months until the 1^st of March.

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Torbay mayor Nick Bye has admitted they tried to make ‘the best of a bad job’ in regards to the midyear cuts.

Councillors across the Bay have pleaded to ‘shield society’s most vulnerable people’ from the proposed budget cuts.

Members have already agreed to save £1.3 million off services the council had planned to provide this year following government grant cuts.

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Teignmouth rockers Muse will be feeling ‘invincible’ this morning after their rendition of ‘Feeling Good’ was voted the ‘greatest cover version of all time’.

The band’s cover of the track which was originally made famous by Nina Simone topped a poll for car maker Seat. More than 15,000 fans took part in the poll.

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And the final wishes of war heroine Eileen Nearne have been fulfilled after her ashes were committed to her favourite spot in Torbay.

The 89 year olds ashes were scattered at sea just off Thatcher’s Rock, according to her last wishes.

Earlier this week hundreds of mourners gathered in Torbay to pay their final respects to the British spy.

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Onto sport now, and Manager Paul Buckle will leave it until the very last minute before making a decision on injured centre-back Mark Ellis for tomorrow’s clash against Macclesfield Town at Plainmoor.

Defenders Kieran Charnock and Danny Senda are waiting in the wings to replace the 21 year old.

Kick off is at 3pm.

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Onto weather now, and it should be a fairly cloudy morning with the chance of a shower or two, but with a few brighter spells in the afternoon. It will feel colder in the fresh northerly wind. Temperatures will rise to 15 degrees celcius.

News, Sport and Weather Bulletin for Riviera FM - 23/09/2010

A yearlong cold calling scam has resulted in an 88 year old pensioner losing almost £350,000 of his life savings and investments.

Reginald Daniel was persuaded to invest money in businesses and companies that didn’t exist.

And when the conmen realised Mr Daniel had no more cash to invest – they cut him off.

Police have admitted that it is unlikely Mr Daniel will get the money back from what is known as ‘a boiler room scam’, as the conmen could be based anywhere in the world.

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Police have confirmed a 26 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The incident occured on Tuesday evening in Alexandra Road, Ellacombe, when a 32 year old man suffered a collapsed lung after being stabbed in the back.

He was given first aid in the street by both local residents and ambulance crews.

Police have confirmed the woman is believed to be known to the victim, and has been arrested as an investigation is launched.

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Services for the most vulnerable children in Torbay are being scrutinised by Ofsted inspectors.

The inspection of Torbay Council’s safeguarding and looked-after children’s services takes place every three years.

Findings will be presented to Torbay Council on October 4^th.

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The local economy has been given a boost thanks in no small part Dame Agatha Christie’s holiday home.

Visitors to Agatha’s ‘Greenway’ house and garden have pumped over nine million pounds into the local economy.

Around 170,000 people have visited the home since it opened its doors to the public last year, with 63% of visitors coming from outside the local area.

The findings were released as the Agatha Christie Festival celebrating the Dame’s 120^th birthday came to an end last week.

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A Newton Abbot teenager should be so lucky after working with Kylie Minougue’s producer.

17 year old ‘music mill’ student Alice Jemina spent two days in the recording studio with Grammy-nominated Nerina Pallot.

The big break came after she won Exeter’s heat of teenage Rampage.

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Torbay bowls stars Sam Tolchard and Natalie Melmore are due to fly out to Delhi today for the Commonwealth Games.

Devon based cyclist Jeremy Thomas is also due to ride – he recently competed in the ‘Tour of Britain’ event in Teignmouth.

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Weather now, and showers are likely during the morning, becoming frequent and heavy during the afternoon, with a slight risk of thunder. However, there will be some sunny intervals as well, and it should be a little cooler than Wednesday too. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 17 degrees celsius.

News, Sport and Weather Bulletin for Riviera FM - 21/09/2010

Complaints from local residents have led to the closure of a popular bar on Torquay seafront.

Rude bar on Victoria Parade has been closed after a number of noise complaints from occupants of flats above the premises.

This led to Torbay Council issuing a ‘noise abatement notice’ in an effort to control the volume of noise.

However, businessman Matthew Ambrose who owns the premises has said the bar is now ‘closed’, and he ‘doesn’t intend to re-open it.’

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Campaigners from the ‘Residents Against Golf Club Group’ – otherwise known as RAGS – claim that new proposals to redevelop Churston Golf Club remain to be ‘totally inappropriate for the area’.

Forty homes have been axed from the £20million pounds development at Churston Golf Club by Developer Bloor Homes in a bid to appease protesters – but to no avail.

A planning application will be submitted to Torbay Council later in the autumn.

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A man has been banned from an estate in Teignmouth after he left residents ‘frightened and intimidated’.

Colin Sherlock has been banned from going into Kingsway after social housing landlord Teign housing successfully obtained an injunction against him.

Teignmouth PC Phil Colley welcomed the injunction, and said it was ‘not the behaviour they were willing to put up with.’

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Torbay’s Labour Party have announced their candidate to stand in next May’s local election.

Patrick Canavan, aged 57, will stand for Labour – he was their candidate in the Newton Abbot constituency at the General Election.

Current Mayor Nick Bye is yet to decide whether he will choose to stand in the election next year. He expects to make his mind up by October.

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And the funeral of war heroine Eileen Nearne is set to draw mourners nationwide.

Eileen, who worked during the war as a radio operator under the codename ‘Rose’ – escaped from the Germans three times in a year before being caught and tortured.

She was 89 when she died of a heart-attack at her Lisburne Cresent home in Torquay.

The funeral is set to take place today at St Denis Roman Catholic Church in Priory Road Torquay at 3pm.

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Onto sport, and Devon based spin bowler Chris Metters is set to sign a six month deal with County Championship side Warwickshire.

Metters, who was the leading bowler in all Minor Counties Cricket for Devon in 2009 – is set to travel to Australia to play grade cricket in Melbourne before travelling back in late February to begin pre-season training with Warwickshire.

And in football Torquay United defender Mark Ellis and Elliot Benyon could take part in today’s reserve friendly against Swindon Town. Both players have been given the all-clear after their recent injury troubles.

Kick off for that game is at 2pm at Plainmoor.

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Finally here’s your weather, and any fog should clear away, with cloud gradually breaking during the morning to leave long spells of warm sunshine for the afternoon. Temperatures are set to reach 18 degrees celcius.

News, Sport and Weather Bulletin for Riviera FM - 20/09/2010

Traders in Brixham are set for a £45,000 DIY boost for their town centre – that’s if the town’s BID plan goes ahead.

Businnesses are being told to back the town’s bid to develop a business improvement district in the town.

The scheme has already been implemented in Torquay where it has been up and running for 12 months.

If the plan goes ahead the scheme will see businesses within the district pay more rates – but have a say where their money is spent.

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A Teignbridge councillor has claimed that Devon County council have unfairly divided a £3.6 million pounds grant for highway repairs – and called it “an appalling abuse of power.”

Gordon Hook believes that most of the grant went to Conservative wards instead of Labour and Lib dem wards in Teignbridge and Newton Abbot.

Devon County Council defended the decisions, claiming ‘the areas with the most need were granted money for road repairs.’

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An American themed cafe-bar is set to grace Torquay town centre.

Coyote’s Torbay limited have taken over the Hog’s Head in Union Street Torquay.

And a company spokesman confirmed the business plans included expansion on the upper floors, with plans for a ten-pin bowling alley and up to 25 employees.

Coyote’s Cafe Bar is set to reopen by the end of September following weeks of work.

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Proposed plans to improve Tweenaway Cross junction at the heart of Torbay’s road network are set to get underway today.

The scheme proposes improvements to increase capacity to both approach and exit lanes, remove central junction obstacles, improve pedestrian/cycle crossings and improve turning lane segregation.

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Official files have revealed that Torbay based war heroine Eileen Nearne had her pension cut off by the government.

The 89 year old died of a heart-attack in her Torquay home last month.

She was originally set to have a basic council funeral until it was revealed she worked as a member of the UK’s special operations executive under the codename ‘Rose’.

Well-wishers have now come forward to ensure she has a fitting ceremony.

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An 87 year old woman was plucked to safety at the weekend after hanging above a 40 foot quarry for nearly an hour.

Gwen Harwill was saved from plunging into the quarry by the thorny brambles at the end of her Kingsbridge garden.

She was taken to Kingsbridge hospital where she was shaken but otherwise unharmed after her escape.

A police spokesman described the escape as “very lucky.”

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Onto sport, and Torquay United earned themselves another valuable point on Saturday after drawing 0-0 with Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.

Chris Robertson, Danny Stevens and Kevin Nicholson all hit the woodwork as United pressed for a winner, but in the end, they had to settle for a point.

The 0-0 draw saw United register their fifth clean sheet in seven games as they dropped to 4^th in the table.

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Finally, here’s the weather, and it should be a fine day, with good sunny spells developing after a fairly cloudy start. Temperatures are set to reach 18 degrees.