Sunday 10 February 2013

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
Mainly cloudy, with scattered, mainly light, outbreaks of rain or sleet (snow above about 200m).It will feel cold & raw, with a fresh wind from off the North Sea. Best temperatures struggling to 3 degrees.. After dark, there is a likelihood that some snow will affect most parts of the area, with 3 or 4 cms at lowest levels & up to 10 on the higher ground. Conditions by Monday morning, with temperatures close to zero, may well be tricky.

Temperature at obs. time today                            09002.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)3.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.3mms
Barometer at observation time today1002mbs
Wind at observation time todayE3
This month’s highest temperature to date8.7 (3rd)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.6 (5th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date18.5 (4th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE36.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in FEBRUARY
Avg. max. temperature6.1Long term avg. rainfall77mms
Avg min. temperature-0.4Wettest month248 (1990)
Record high temperature15.1 (2012)Driest month6.8 (1965)
Record low temperature-12.6 (2010)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

MONDAY---Perhaps still some snow falling first thing, but this should die out to give a mostly dry day. It will still be cold, as temperatures struggle to 2 degrees. A risk of some further snowfall after dark.


TUESDAY---Still feeling cold with a force 3 SE wind. A few snow flurries likely, with frost early & late.

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