WEDNESDAY 4th MAY

HEADLINES @ 0830Hrs
 A delightful morning (yet again! ), with tiny amounts of cirrus cloud & scarcely any breeze. BUT--it's been a very cold night, with the lowest air temperature since March18th & a frighteningly low ground min. at this site (-9.7 ). Gardens will need checking for any damage to tender plants. However, there is news gardeners & growers will be happy to hear in the outlook.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Sunny spells, lighter winds & temperatures reaching 14 or 15 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
 Some sunshine this evening & clear spells for much of the night. There may be rather more in the way of cloud about towards morning. There could still be a touch of ground frost, but not as cold as the night just gone.

OUTLOOK
THURSDAY will see rather more cloud about than for a long time. There may be a little rain later in the day. FRIDAY to SUNDAY is likely to be much more unsettled, with more cloud, less sunshine & a likelihood of showers or longer spells of rain. Day-time temperatures are likely to be a little above normal, while nights will be much milder than recently.

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 0830	2.2
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	14.0
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-2.9
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-9.7
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	NIL
Barometer at observation time today	1023mbs
Wind at observation time today	E1
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