MONDAY 13th FEBRUARY

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER
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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Following a slight frost in the early part of the night, temperatures have risen sharply, as air from an Atlantic source has flooded in on strong NW winds.It is expected to be a dry day, though quite windy (there's already been a gust to 23mph ), with NW winds around force 4 to 5 on average. Though not feeling all that mild in the wind, temperatures should reach their highest of the month to date, maximum close to 8 degrees. There should be some decent spells of sunshine, interspersed with patches of cumulus cloud. TONIGHT, it may become more cloudy for a time, but by morning, temperatures will have dropped fairly close to freezing.

Temperature at obs. time today 0845	6.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	6.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-3.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	trace
Barometer at observation time today	1024mbs
Wind at observation time today	NNW6
This month’s highest temperature to date	7.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-9.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	4.2mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	11.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES FEBRUARY

Avg. max. temperature	6.1	Long term avg. rainfall	77
Avg min. temperature	-0.4	Wettest month	248
Record high temperature	14.5	Driest month	6.8
Record low temperature	-12.2		mms

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRY
A dry day, with generous amounts of sunshine & respectable temperatures. It did turn chilly during the evening, but the situation changed overnight.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over Mid-Atlantic & low over Scandinavia. A NW airstream covers Britain.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Another breezy day, with NW winds around force 4 or 5. It should be mainly dry, with some intervals of sushine, though Dundee & the E. coast should be sunnier. Temperatures up to about 7 or 8 degrees.