Monday 27 February 2012

MONDAY 27th FEBRUARY

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER!
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING IS BASED ON MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A mainly cloudy day, though a few cloud breaks & the odd sunny interval are always possible. Perhaps a slightly greater chance today of at least a little rain managing to cross the mountains in the west, though amounts likely to be very small. Very mild, with the highest temperature up to between 11 & 12 degrees. Winds will be from the SW, mainly in the range force 2 to 4.  TONIGHT will remain very mild, with varying amounts of cloud & perhaps a little slight rain or drizzle on occasions.
Temperature at obs. time today 09009.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1013mbs
Wind at observation time todayE1
This month’s highest temperature to date15.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date-9.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date6.8mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE27.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES FEBRUARY
Avg. max. temperature6.1Long term avg. rainfall77mms
Avg min. temperature-0.4Wettest month248mms
Record high temperature15.1Driest month6.8mms
Record low temperature-12.2

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYRather cloudy, but also some unexpected cloud breaks, with sunny intervals. Not even spits of rain managed to make it through from the west. Mild for the time of year, for about the 11th time this month!
Fyvie Castle(Aberdeenshire) was Britain's hot spot at 15 degrees.


THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over Biscay & low over Iceland. Britain is covered by a very mild SW airstream containing fronts, though much of their rain is destined for the far W & NW.


TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYA very mild day, with variable amounts of cloud & some sunny intervals. Will the new record high for February (15.1) be broken yet again?

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