Sunday, 20 March 2011

SUNDAY 20th MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
It's dry, cloudy & reasonably mild at present & the barometer is fairly high, with a big high pressure system to the south of us.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A mostly cloudy day, with possibly a few spits of rain at first. Otherwise, it should be a dry day, with just the chance of an odd bright or sunny interval this afternoon. There will be a SW breeze & it will be a little milder than of late, with maximum temperature reaching around 10 or 11 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
It will continue cloudy over this period, but mainly dry. There could just be a few spits of rain for a time during the night. Lowest temperatures will be well above frost levels at around 6 degrees.

OUTLOOK
START of NEXT WEEK---Generally cloudy, but mainly dry.Any rain will be very light & patchy & be more likely to the west of Pitlochry. There may be a few bright or sunny intervals, but the best of any sunshine going would be towards the East Coast. Winds mainly SW & temperatures on the mild side.

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 09006.2
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)7.8
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)1.5
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-2.3
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today
1022mbs
Wind at observation time today
N1
This month’s highest temperature to date
11.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date-5.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date17.0mms
This month’s total rainfall to date 48.2mms

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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