Saturday 5 March 2011

SATURDAY 5th MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Overcast, with very low cloud covering the high ground & some drizzle too.At least temperatures are respectable at 5.3.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Overcast, with misty low cloud & some drizzle to start the day. Later in the morning, cloud should begin to thin & break, giving some intervals of sunshine, though it may remain rather cloudy at times. It will be cooler than yesterday, with highest temperatures only reaching about 7 degrees--a little below normal

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Dry with some breaks in the cloud. Becoming frosty, with temperatures down to -1 or -2 by dawn.

OUTLOOK
SUNDAY should be a dry day, with partly cloudy skies & a few sunny intervals. It will be rather cold, with temperatures rising to only 5 or 6 degrees. An overnight frost is likely. THE START of NEXT WEEK----becoming somewhat less settled, with more in the way of wind & rain.

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 09005.3
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)11.5
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)2.4
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-1.8
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
0.1mms
Barometer at observation time today
1033mbs
Wind at observation time today
SE1
This month’s highest temperature to date * Details after 1st week
*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
This month’s total rainfall to date *

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH
Average Max. Temperature8.4
Average Min. Temperature1.1
Record High Temperature17.6
Record Low Temperature-11.2
Long Term Average Rainfall82mms
Wettest Month178
Driest Month19

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