Friday 18 March 2011

FRIDAY 18th----EVENING

UPDATE @ 1630Hrs
The morning was the better part of the day, with good spells of sunshine soon clearing the sharp overnight frost. During the afternoon, cloud began to increase, though it was still bright at times. Several bands of showers tried to make it through to our area, but only two partially succeeded, one about 1500Hrs which gave a few spots & one about 1610 which gave 0.1mms--the smallest amount that it is possible to measure. It is often the case that rain bands in the west are weakened & fragmented by the mountains, leaving much smaller amounts to fall on Pitlochry & even less in places like Dundee. Today's highest temperature was 8.1.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
 Any showers at first should quickly die out & the remainder of the period should be dry. Cloud is expected to remain well-broken, once again ensuring a fairly sharp frost. Minimum temperatures are likely to fall to around -4 or -5 degrees.

OUTLOOK
SATURDAY---Mainly dry & bright with variable amounts of cloud & some spells of sunshine. Probably a touch milder than today at 9 degrees.
SUNDAY---More cloud generally than on Saturday, but it should stay dry for much of the time. It is likely to be milder than of late.
START ofNEXT WEEK----Mainly dry, with some cloudy spells, but also some sunshine at times. Temperatures above the seasonal average, so looking good for gardeners.

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