THURSDAY 28th APRIL

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
 A sharp ground frost & a slight air frost with me . It's largely cloudless this morning, with just a few whisps of cirrus at 20,000ft or more.
Lots to do in the garden today!(sunrise 0542 sunset 2049---but a few breaks allowed!!)

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Once again a chilly start, but another very pleasant day expected, with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures today are likely to be around 14 degrees( Scotlands "hotspots" will be in the west, especially the South West & the East Coast will be much cooler). The breeze will be from the E.& it will have a cooling feel.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
A sunny evening & a fine night.  A widespread ground frost is likely.

OUTLOOK
FRIDAY may see a bit more cloud, but there should still be some sunshine (the odd shower is just possible)  The E wind will feel cool.  THE WEEKEND should be dry with some sunshine, though there could be some morning cloud from off the North Sea. Still feeling pleasant in the sunshine, but the E wind will feel cool. Temperatures should reach a maximum of 14 or 15 degrees.

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	6.2
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	15.2
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.6
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-5.9
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1026mbs
Wind at observation time today	NNE1
This month’s highest temperature to date	21.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-1.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	8.6mms
This month’s total rainfall to date	26.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES APRIL

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