Thursday 5 April 2012

THURSDAY 5th 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.
                                                 (Braemar was -7 overnight)
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A very frosty start (= to April record low of 1988). Early brightness fast moving away to the east, with things turning rather cloudy. There may just be a little light rain for a time during the afternoon, but amounts are likely to be insignificant.Winds force 2 to 3 from the W or SW & maximum temperatures up to around 8. TONIGHT staying rather cloudy, so nowhere near as cold as last night
Temperature at obs. time today 0830-2.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)8.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)(= previous record)-5.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-9.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1022mbs
Wind at observation time todaySW2
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 DATE20.8mms

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

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYDry & cold. Generally bright with partly cloudy skies & intervals of sunshine
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over the Eastern Atlantic & low over Iberia. Scotland is in a westerly airstream containing occasional weak fronts.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYSome brightness & dry in the morning. More cloud in the afternoon, with perhaps a little light rain or drizzle.  WEEKEND---SATURDAY will be rather cloudy but mainly dry, with some rain overnight. SUNDAY is expected to be mainly cloudy with some occasional light rain. Temperatures rather below the average.

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