A nippy start, with the lawn frozen hard. The air minimum overnight was -3.6 & the ground min. was -7.3. Though cloudy, it is reasonably bright, with just some misty lower cloud on the summit of Ben Vrackie.
PITLOCHRY TODAY
A frosty start with a layer of medium-height cloud. It should just about stay dry this morning, but from about lunchtime, there is likely to be some patchy light rain or even sleet & this will continue on & off through the afternoon ,with cloud lowering. Temperatures are likely to stay below 3 degrees throughout the period
THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
It will remain cloudy, with the rain becoming fairly persistent & a little heavier at times & probably lasting through until the morning. Temperatures should hold above freezing
OUTLOOK
Saturday should become mainly dry, but there will be more rain spreading in during Sunday. Remaining rather cold.
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 | -0.9 |
| Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs) | 6.5 |
| Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs) | -3.6 |
| Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs) | -7.3 |
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs) | nil |
Barometer at observation time today | 1008mbs |
Wind at observation time today | E1 |
This month’s highest temperature to date | 9.9 |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | -3.6 |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | 24.0 |
| This month’s total rainfall to date | 71.3mms |
AVERAGES & EXTREMES FEBRUARY
| Average Max. Temperature | 6.1 |
| Average Min. Temperature | -0.4 |
| Record High Temperature | 14.5 |
| Record Low Temperature | -12.6 |
| Long Term Average Rainfall | 77.1 |
| Wettest Month | 248 |
| Driest Month | 13 |
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