A chilly reminder

April seems to be drawing to a close by reminding us of the saying "Ne'er cast a clout 'till May be out."   The temperatures now are several degrees down on what they were at the end of last week, and a steady breeze today has meant it feels much colder the thermometer is recording.  What's more, looking at the forecast on the TV, the cold air mass that is now covering the country is set to stick around all week, bringing wintry conditions to the hills and perhaps even at lower levels too.

Today though this cold air really made its presence felt, with a sharp frost overnight that fortunately melted quickly once the sun got to work.  The glorious sunshine lasted all morning, which was near cloudless throughout, but in the afternoon we saw a gradual change as the cloud started to thicken.  Then by tea-time the showers gathered and we had a couple of quite heavy showers - our first taste of April showers for this year.

Temperature
Maximum: 11.2°C (12:58) minimum: -2.5°C (06:12).  Average temperature for the day: 4.6°C
Highest apparent temperature: 7.1°C (12:48).  Low apparent temperature: -5.3°C (06:12)

Wind
Highest sustained wind speed: 14.2mph (19:58).
Highest gust speed:17.4mph (19:58), bearing 225 (SW)
Dominant wind bearing: 217 (SWbS)

Pressure
Maximum: 1015.8Mb, minimum: 1011.9Mb

Humidity
Highest: 87% (21:48), lowest 30% (12:53)

Rainfall
Total for today: 4.5mm. Highest hourly rainfall: 2.1mm/hr (20.13)