Tuesday 15 February 2011

TUESDAY 15th FEBRUARY

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
A bright crisp morning, with some sunshine. There's been a slight air frost, but down to -5 on the ground.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A dry start, but some frost & ice at first, as well as some valley mist patches. There will be some largely clear skies & sunshine for a time, but cloud will tend to increase, with some showers or longer spells of rain, with some sleet possible, breaking out later in the afternoon. There will be a breeze from the SE, so feeling cold, with a maximum temperature of around 4 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
A generally cloudy evening & night, with some spells of rain, perhaps sleety at times. Minimum temperatures will be close to zero.

OUTLOOK
Remaining rather cold & becoming colder by Friday. Some dry bright weather, but also a few showers around, these becoming increasingly of snow from Friday. A noticeable SE wind, which will accentuate the cold as the week progresses.

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 09001.2
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)3.4
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-0.9
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-5.0
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
2.8mms
Barometer at observation time today
993mbs
Wind at observation time today
SSE3
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 date24.0mms
This month’s total rainfall to date     (well above average now)92.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES FEBRUARY
Average Max. Temperature6.1
Average Min. Temperature-0.4
Record High Temperature14.5
Record Low Temperature-12.6
Long Term Average Rainfall77.1mms
Wettest Month248
Driest Month13

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