There is still a bit of cloud around but if anything, there is probably even less of that around than what there was earlier on. That has allowed even more in the way of sunshine to come through as the afternoon has gone on and so, a total of 7.8 hours of sunshine has now been recorded for today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 5pm this afternoon.
Today's maximum temperature was 17.5°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 17°C at Edinburgh Airport and 17.4°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, so today was slightly warmer than yesterday thanks to the increased amounts of sunshine.
Meanwhile, the temperature at 5pm this afternoon was 16.3°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 16°C at Edinburgh Airport and 17.4°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.