Friday 27 April 2012

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
Dry during the morning & for part of the afternoon, with broken cloud & some sunshine at times. Still feeling cool in the force 3 to 5  NW winds. Later in the afternoon, cloud will tend to increase, as a belt of showery rain moves into the area from the N.   Later in the evening, it should become dry with clear spells & later turning frosty.
Temperature at obs. time today 08304.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1012mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW4
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 DATE72.4mms

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 PITLOCHRYThere was a good deal of dry weather here,  despite the unsettled conditions in many places. .Although cool & windy, Pitlochry avoided most of the rain.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
Pressure is high over Mid-Atlantic, but still low over the northern part of the North Sea. The situation is actually far from settled overall, with Sunday's chart again featuring a deep low in the SW approaches.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYThe WEEKEND looks fairly settled locally with a good deal of dry weather & fairly bright skies. Winds, however, remain between N & E & it will still be cool, with ground frost likely.

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