Thursday, 1 March 2012

THURSDAY 1st 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.
A FEBRUARY SUMMARY WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A mainly cloudy day,but with a few breaks & some brightness at times this morning. Though mainly dry for much of the day, a little light & occasional rain is expected later in the afternoon. Winds will be rather variable, but tend to settle into the E or SE later in the day. Temperatures will rise to a couple of degrees above the March normal, around 10 or 11 degrees.
Temperature at obs. time today 08157.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayW1
This month’s highest temperature to date
This month’s lowest temperature to date
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE (FEB.)27.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH NEW
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 PITLOCHRY
Predominantly cloudy, with even very sporadic spits of rain, but still above-average temperatures.

THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over S. England & low over Mid-Atlantic. A front is slow-moving over Scotland.

FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY--FRIDAY
Perhaps misty with drizzle to start the day, but some brightness later. Still temperatures making double figures. Winds force 2 or 3 from the SE.

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