Tuesday 27 March 2012

TUESDAY 27th 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
f  TONIGHT will be clear & become cold again by dawn.  What an amazing month!!
Temperature at obs. time today 0830+0.9  (APOLOGIES FOR THE LAY-OUT SLIP UP. THE EXCITEMENT'S GETTING TO ME & I'M DASHING TO GET OUT TO MALLAIG)
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)21.7There's been a massive fall in temperature from 21.7 late yesterday afternoon down to -1.0 around dawn. Such a huge daily range of temperature is very unusual in any part of Britain at any time of the year.  It's very much "as you were" again today--prolonged sunshine, light winds & quickly warming up from a nippy start to a much above average warmth by mid to late afternoon.(19 to 21)
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-6.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1036mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date RECORD21.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date-4.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.5mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE11.7mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MARCH
Avg. max. temperature8.4Long term avg. rainfall82mms
Avg min. temperature1.1Wettest month178mms
Record high temperature  NEW21.7Driest month18.5mms
Record low temperature-11.2

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYAnother record breaker, reaching 21.7.  Aboyne now holds the Scottish all-time March record at 22.9. Highest in the whole of England yesterday was 21.4.  Pitlochry has had a massive range of temperature between yesterday afternoon's warmth & an overnight frost!!
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
A high of about 1038mbs is sitting right over Britain. During the rest of the week, this high will move westwards, bringing about a fall in temperature while still keeping things dry.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYDry & sunny. Still very warm, though later in the day, there may be an increase of cloud from the north.

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