MONDAY 2nd MAY

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Yet another beautiful morning, though the coastal strip has got low cloud in. There was a slight air frost & sharp ground frost at this site overnight. (An air frost below about -3 can cause damage to plants at this time of year, e.g. making rhododendron buds mushy.          THERE IS AN APRIL SUMMARY + TEMPERATURE GRAPH FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.   APRIL DAYTIME TEMPERATURE AVERAGES REALLY WERE SOMETHING SPECIAL.


PITLOCHRY TODAY
There is some North Sea low cloud a few miles to the SE of Pitlochry, but this should retreat back to the coast & we can expect another sunny day. Temperatures should reach a maximum close to 16 degrees, that is a couple of degrees down on yesterday, with a cooling E to SE breeze.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
 A sunny evening & a clear night. There is likely to be a ground frost.

OUTLOOK
Gradually going downhill during the week ahead. Probably more cloud each day & maximum temperatures lowering to be closer to the May normal. Probably milder nights from Wednesday onwards. Some rain is possible Thursday night or Friday.

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	6.0
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	18.7
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.0
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-7.2
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	NIL
Barometer at observation time today	1020mbs
Wind at observation time today	E2
This month’s highest temperature to date * Details after 1st week	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
This month’s total rainfall to date	*

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MAY

Average Max. Temperature	14.8
Average Min. Temperature	5.2
Record High Temperature	25.5
Record Low Temperature	-3.7
Long Term Average Rainfall	61mms
Wettest Month	149
Driest Month	16