Friday 9 March 2012

FRIDAY 9th MARCH

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
Feeling very mild this morning, with temperatures having risen overnight. It is expected to be a mainly dry day, with any rain just clipping Pitlochry for a time this morning--amounts negligible.Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy with a few bright intervals & very mild, maximum in the 12 to 14 range. There will be a force 3 to 5 SW wind, probably at its strongest this morning.  TONIGHT will be dry & partly cloudy with no frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 090012.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.3
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todaySW4
This month’s highest temperature to date13.6
This month’s lowest temperature to date-3.4
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.5mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE7.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH
Avg. max. temperature8.4Long term avg. rainfall82mms
Avg min. temperature1.1Wettest month178mms
Record high temperature17.6Driest month18.5mms
Record low temperature-11.2

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYGenerally rather cloudy, with just the odd spit or two of rain. The highest temperature proved to be overnight.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over Biscay & France & low over Iceland. Britain is covered by a very mild SW airflow, with a weak front mostly only affecting the west of Scotland.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYRemaining very mild over the weekend. There will be partly cloudy skies, but also some bright spells. The nights will be frost-free.

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