Sunday 27 March 2011

SUNDAY 27th MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs(BST)
 We are now on British Summer Time!  It's a fine morning with broken cloud & some sunshine, following yesterday p.m.'s useful drop of rain for farmers & growers.There's some patchy mist around, including over the lochan beneath Ben Vrackie.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A dry day is expected, with broken cloud & some intervals of sunshine. It may become more generally cloudy later in the day. It should be a little milder than yesterday, with highest temperature around 11 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
It is likely to be generally cloudy over the period & there may even be an odd shower. However, some cloud breaks are also likely with temperatures falling to 3 or 4 degrees, with a ground frost probable in some prone spots.

OUTLOOK
 A couple of dry days expected, with some sunny intervals along with more cloudy periods. From Wednesday, it is likely to be more changeable, with some rain on occasions. Highest temperatures over the period in the range 8 to 10 degrees, with frost only likely on Monday night.


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)   (coldest day since the 15th)7.6
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)3.7
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)0.3
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
3.2mms
Barometer at observation time today
1014mbs
Wind at observation time today
NW1
This month’s highest temperature to date
14.2
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 52.0mms

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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