It seems that every time we get close to a frost here, that is then taken away from us as it then clouds over. That is exactly what has just happened yet again, and the result of this is that we now have yet another cloudy start to yet another day with yet more constant grey skies.
Last night's overnight minimum temperature was 2.0°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 2°C at Edinburgh Airport and 3.0°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Meanwhile, the temperature at 9am this morning was 4.9°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 5°C at Edinburgh Airport and 5.1°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.