Sunday, 19 February 2012

SUNDAY 19th 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
5cms of snow lying this morning, together with a frost, so many slippery surfaces around. There should be a good deal of dry weather around today, with some sunshine, but a few light snow flurries are possible. Winds will be mainly force 3 or less today, mainly from the west, though freshening from the SW tonight. A cold day ahead, with highest temperatures only around 3 degrees.
Temperature at obs. time today 0800-2.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-4.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-6.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)6.8mms
Barometer at observation time today1020mbs
Wind at observation time todaySSW2
This month’s highest temperature to date12.4
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 DATE24.3mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES FEBRUARY
Avg. max. temperature6.1Long term avg. rainfall77
Avg min. temperature-0.4Wettest month248
Record high temperature14.5Driest month6.8
Record low temperature-12.2mms

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRY
The snow showers came in rather more readily than predicted, though there was no accumulation of snow during daylight hours. However, the early evening showers, supported by falling temperatures, did succeed in giving a covering. It became frosty overnight under clear skies.THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Britain is covered by a ridge of high pressure & many places should be dry & quite sunny. But then, it's all change for tomorrow, with the mild SW winds returning, bringing Atlantic fronts in, setting the pattern for next week.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Mainly cloudy with some rain from time to time. Winds becoming SW force 4 or 5 & temperatures eventually reaching about 9 degrees. Any remaining snow should soon disappear.

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