WEDNESDAY 9th MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
 3cms of the white stuff this morning & if my wife's comments are anything to go by, I'll probably be in the "dog house"for predicting sleet showers, with snow on the higher ground. Anyway, I'm expecting rain this evening, so hopefully this unwelcome white carpet, pretty though it is, will be on its way out.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
 It will be a cold, windy day, with a few snow showers around at first.There will also be some sunny spells. Any showers later this morning, are likely to be more sleety. By or during the evening, a spell of more prolonged rain or sleet is expected. Any snow will be confined to higher ground. Highest temperatures today will be around 5 degrees, so melting will go on.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
A spell of rain expected,( possibly some sleet), clearing after midnight. Windy & showery later in the night. Minimum temperature around 2 degrees.


OUTLOOK  (to the weekend)
Generally unsettled, with rain or showers, some of the latter may be of a wintry mix. Feeling cold, with daytime temperatures around the 5 or 6 mark.

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	0.0
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	8.0
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.0
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.4
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	4.7
Barometer at observation time today	1002mbs
Wind at observation time today	NW3
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