WEDNESDAY 2nd MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
A lovely morning, but a little colder than expected. Although bright, there is quite a lot of high-level cloud around.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A dry, bright morning, with some high cloud & spells of sunshine, perhaps hazy at times. It will remain dry & bright during the afternoon, but if anything, the cloud will tend to thicken & lower somewhat. Maximum temperatures should reach between 8 & 9 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Becoming predominantly cloudy, though staying dry in the main. There may be a little patchy light rain or drizzle on occasions, not amounting to much. As a consequence of the cloudy skies, temperatures will not fall as much, with lowest values around 2 or 3 degrees.

OUTLOOK
A good deal of dry weather around THURSDAY to SUNDAY, but generally more cloud than of late. Probably no more frosts in this period, with daytime temperatures in the range 8 to 10 degrees.

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 0900	-0.1
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	10.2
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-2.2
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)  (much lower than air temperature today)	-8.1
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1036mbs
Wind at observation time today	SSW2
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. Temperature	8.4
Average Min. Temperature	1.1
Record High Temperature	17.6
Record Low Temperature	-11.2
Long Term Average Rainfall	82mms
Wettest Month	178
Driest Month	19

SEE BELOW FOR FEBRUARY SUMMARY + REFLECTIONS ON MARCH