TUESDAY 15th MARCH---EVENING. + MARCH at the HALF-WAY MARK

UPDATE @ 1630Hrs
Overcast, persistent rain & feeling cold. There was a bit of wet snow in some of the rain.  I was passing through Dunkeld at about 3.45p.m.& noticed a covering of wet snow in some of the fields at the north end of the town. The height of this area is only about 50m, yet on arrival back home, the fields near me at 140m had no trace of snow. I think, because of the narrowness of the valley at Dunkeld, this promotes both higher rainfall totals & a greater likelihood of snow in marginal situations, implying that the conditions over the surrounding high ground are "carried over" into the valley. Just a thought, but let me know if you have any other theories.
Today's highest temperature was 4.1, while 8.3mms of rain fell between 0830& 1630.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Rain becoming lighter & dying out during this evening. Mainly dry overnight, with perhaps a few cloud breaks. Temperatures falling close to zero, so some icy patches are likely following all the rain.

OUTLOOK
WEDNESDAY will be a better day. It will be dry, with bright skies & a touch less cold at about 6 or 7 degrees.

MARCH at the HALF-WAY MARK
Mean maximum temperature,6.9 (About 1.5 BELOW long-term average). Mean minimum temperature,+0.8 (About 0.3 BELOW long-term average). RAINFALL up to 1630Hrs today, 46.7mms (57% of whole month's average total.)