MONDAY 18th APRIL

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Quite a nippy night, with a ground frost & plenty of dew on the grass. Currently, there is a lot of altocumulus cloud around, giving a ripple effect.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Dry for much of the time, though there could be an isolated shower later in the day. There will be some sunshine around, though not as much as yesterday & it may become rather cloudy at times later in the day. It will still be on the warm side for April as temperatures reach about 16 degrees,down on yesterday but still significantly above average.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Any isolated showers at first will die out & the rest of the night should be dry with some clear spells. Minimum air temperatures should be around 5 or 6. There may be some mist patches.

OUTLOOK
TUESDAY should be mostly dry, although the odd shower can not be ruled out. There should be some spells of sunshine between more cloudy periods & again it will be on the warm side for April.  THE WEEK AHEAD will continue to be dominated by high pressure, with some sunshine at times & daytime temperatures generally above normal.

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
The only online weather service using data recorded in Pitlochry. The data presented below comes from standard Met Office equipment however I also make use of an Automatic Weather Station.

Temperature at obs. Time today 0900	6.8
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	19.7
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	3.4
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-3.1
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1021mbs
Wind at observation time today	S1
This month’s highest temperature to date	21.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date	1.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	8.6mms
This month’s total rainfall to date	17.7mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH

Average Max. Temperature	11.3
Average Min. Temperature	2.7
Record High Temperature	23.5
Record Low Temperature	-5.7
Long Term Average Rainfall	49mms
Wettest Month	102
Driest Month	2.8