Sunday 29 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
Once again there has been an overnight frost, rather more so than on the previous night. So it's a chilly, but gorgeous start with probably a lot of sunshine until the latter part of the afternoon when cloud will increase from the S & SE. Highest temperatures reaching 11 degrees with a force 2 or 3 NE breeze.   TONIGHT will see cloud thickening & lowering to give some rain overnight. That will prevent any repeat of the frost of previous nights.
Temperature at obs. time today 08301.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-7.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1022mbs
Wind at observation time todayNE1
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 date20.6
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE72.4mms

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

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYA sunny start, but cloud developing to leave broken cloud & sunny intervals.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
All the action further south, with some horrendous weather over England & Wales, under the influence of a deep low over sea area Plymouth. High pressure keeping Scotland settled today. 
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Cloudy a.m.with some mainly light rain. An improvement likely during the afternoon, with some sunny intervals. Maximum temperatures just a touch milder.

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