Tuesday 28 February 2012

TUESDAY 28th 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
Again, a very mild day & with temperatures expected to reach about 15 degrees, it could perhaps create another record locally. Temperatures could reach 17 or 18 in coastal places from Aberdeen to Fife. Winds will be force 3or 4 from the W or SW. Though partly cloudy, a few sunny intervals are likely & it should remain dry. TONIGHT should see a mixture of broken cloud & clear spells, with temperatures down to a minimum of 7 or 8 degrees.
Temperature at obs. time today 083011.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)13.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW2
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 PITLOCHRYLittle in the way of sunshine, but dry & very mild. Tain Range (Easter Ross), was Britain's hot spot at 15 degrees.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure remains high over Northern France & is feeding a very mild SW airflow over Britain.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYDry & bright, with partly cloudy skies & intervals of sunshine. Winds will be mainly force 3 from the SW & highest temperatures should reach a mild 11, down a few degrees from today's exceptional mildness.

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