Sunday 17 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
A dry day ahead. This morning will be generally cloudy, but by this afternoon, there should be some cloud breaks with intervals of sunshine. Top temperature around 7 degrees, with light breezes.   TONIGHT should see some clear spells, leading to a moderate frost.

Temperature at obs. time today                               09005.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayNE1
This month’s highest temperature to date9.0 (15th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.8 (16th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date18.5 (4th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE64.0mms

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---Frost & some valley mist & fog patches to start the day. Places above 200ms may well be sunny from the start, soon joined by most other places. Cloud should be well-broken throughout & temperatures should rise to a near normal 6 to 7 degrees, with only light breezes. More frost is likely overnight.


TUESDAY---Another dry day is expected, though perhaps more cloud later in the day. Still near-normal temperatures & light breezes.

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