Sunday 18 March 2012

SUNDAY 18th 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
A chilly start, following a moderate frost.  (In Braemar, the frost was a bit more than moderate at -8) The day should be dry, with plenty of bright sunshine, with perhaps some fair-weather patches of cumulus cloud developing. Winds will settle into the W or NW, force 2 or 3. Maximum temperatures should reach about 9 degrees.  TONIGHT should start clear, perhaps with a frost temporarily, but with cloud increasing later.
Temperature at obs. time today 09002.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs  )(Lowest of the month to date.)-4.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-9.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE2
This month’s highest temperature to date13.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date-4.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.5
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE9.2mms

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 PITLOCHRYBroken cloud, with spells of sunshine.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
High pressure is building from the SW, with much of next week likely to be dry in most places except NW Scotland.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYRather more cloud around, but staying mainly dry. Winds SW 3 to 5 with highest temperatures similar to today's, but with winds from the SW a little stronger.

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