Monday 4 April 2011

MONDAY 4th APRIL

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Partly cloudy at present, though with a little blue sky still around. Currently 6.4 degrees, but again, there was just a touch of ground frost overnight at this prone site, with its flat grassy garden.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
 A belt of rain is approaching from the west, though it is tending to weken & fragment as it does so.After a brightish start, cloud will thicken, bringing rain for the latter part of the morning & into the afternoon. Much of this rain will be rather light & occasional. It should become dry & brighter later. It will become rather breezy, with highest temperatures reaching 11 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
The period will start dry, but some wet weather will spread from the west before midnight & last until around dawn. A mild night, with temperatures no lower than 6 degrees.

OUTLOOK
TUESDAY should be dry & bright after any early rain. Feeling mild at 14 degrees. Further rain overnight TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. With high pressure building, things should be settling down by THURSDAY/FRIDAY.

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 09006.4
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)11.2
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)3.6
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-1.5
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
0.6mms
Barometer at observation time today
1007mbs
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. Temperature11.3
Average Min. Temperature2.7
Record High Temperature23.5
Record Low Temperature-5.7
Long Term Average Rainfall49mms
Wettest Month102
Driest Month2.8

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