Friday 13 April 2012

FRIDAY 13th APRIL

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 pleasant, but nippy start to the day. A good example,at present, of high, wispy cirrus cloud. Much of today should be dry & bright with some sunshine, but it seems likely that there will again be a build-up of cloud during the afternoon, perhaps with an odd shower, probably only light. TONIGHT---clear spells & the risk of a minimum of -3.
Temperature at obs. time today 09004.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1009mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW3
This month’s highest temperature to date13.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date-5.7
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date20.6mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE28.5mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES APRIL
Avg. max. temperature11.3Long term avg. rainfall48.8
Avg min. temperature2.7Wettest month101.6
Record high temperature23.5Driest month2.8mms
Record low temperature-5.7

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYThere was a fair amount of dry, sunny weather, though during part of the afternoon, there was a cloudy spell, with even a few light showers.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Low pressure covers the North Sea & Scandinavia, leaving Scotland in a very cool N air flow.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYTemperatures below normal, with the thermometer struggling to reach only 7 or 8 degrees. Starting with a frost, the day should see some dry, sunny conditions, though a few light afternoon showers are possible. More frost overnight.  SUNDAY will again be on the cold side, with a fair amount of dry, bright weather, perhaps an odd light shower, especially in the afternoon.

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