Wednesday 18 April 2012

WEDNESDAY 18th 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
Much of the day is likely to be rather cloudy, but there should be some sunny intervals too. The morning is expected to be mainly dry, with just the chance of an odd light shower. The afternoon & evening are more at risk from heavier showers, but as usual, in showery conditions, it's a case of hit & miss. Some spots are likely to receive a downpour, while others nearby, get little or no rain. Winds will be mainly from the E force 2 or 3 & maximum temperatures will peak at about 9, this about 3 degrees below average.
Temperature at obs. time today 08456.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)9.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)3.1mms
Barometer at observation time today987mbs
Wind at observation time todaySSW1
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 DATE41.1mms

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 PITLOCHRYSome wet snow for a time at first. The afternoon saw a few sunny intervals, though it was fairly cloudy overall. There were some heavy showers around, especially further south in the early evening, but Pitlochry largely escaped. Our heaviest shower was one around 2230. Rather cool yet again.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
A busy & very unsettled-looking pressure chart, with the worst of things for Southern England. Scotland is in an easterly flow to the north of the centre of low pressure.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYA rather cloudy day with some showers or even some longer spells of rain. Very cool with a NE wind.

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