THURSDAY 24th FEBRUARY

HEADLINES @ 0845Hrs
 The rain expected overnight, stalled & fragmented over the western mountains, so enough clear spells here to give a surprise slight ground frost. However, it's now feeling mild (8.4 ), with some patches of clear sky. A great day in prospect for gardening or walking!!

PITLOCHRY TODAY
 Generally a fine, dry day, with breaks in the cloud & some sunshine. It will be rather breezy, but mild, with highest temperatures, locally, likely to rech 11 degrees. Dundee & some other E.coast lowland areas could make 14. All in all, one of the best days of the winter!.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Mild, with broken cloud & dry through the evening & much of the night. Some rain is expected before dawn, Lowest temperatures about 6 degrees.

OUTLOOK
Rain at times for much of the morning on FRIDAY. Drier & brighter during the afternoon, with perhaps the odd shower. Still mild, though breezy. The WEEKEND should see a good deal of dry weather, with some sunshine. Temperatures will dip a little from today's values & a slight overnight frost seems likely.

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 0845	8.4
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	9.3
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	3.6
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.2
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	0.5mms
Barometer at observation time today	1010mbs
Wind at observation time today	variable1
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	126.3mms

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	77.1mms
Wettest Month	248
Driest Month	13