Wednesday 11 April 2012

WEDNESDAY 11th 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
Following a slight frost, the morning is starting sunny but nippy. Much of the morning should stay dry, but with time, cloud will start to bubble up, eventually giving showers in many places, though some lucky spots could escape most or all of these. Some of the showers could be heavy & thundery, with hail or sleet in them. On all higher ground, say above 400ms, snow will fall.  TONIGHT, showers will gradually die out to give clear spells & in some places, a frost is likely.
Temperature at obs. time today 08302.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.8mms
Barometer at observation time today992mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW2
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 DATE28.2mms

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 PITLOCHRYA mainly cloudy morning, with a spell of lightish rain. Thereafter, a few fleeting glimpses of the sun, but cloud bubbled up with a shower around 1600/1630hrs.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
A depression is sitting close by NE Scotland, leaving the country in a showery, though light NW airstream. Most ground above 400m will see some snow in the showers.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYWinds straight from the N so feeling very fresh in the force 3 or 4 wind. Some sunshine initially, following a chilly night. Cloud then bubbling up(cumulus & cumulonimbus) to give some sharp showers, perhaps with sleet/hail/thunder.  Some lucky spots could miss all or most of these.

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