Tuesday, 19 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.
MAKE THE BEST OF TODAY'S SUNSHINE!  LAST NIGHT WAS THE 2nd COLDEST OF THE YEAR TO DATE (only 16th Jan. was lower)
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A very frosty start, but with blue skies & sunshine once again. The sunshine should last for the best part of the day, but later in the afternoon, it is expected to become more cloudy from the east, heralding several days of colder & cloudier conditions with fresher winds, as high pressure becomes established to the north & north east.
Temperatures today should reach about 4 or 5 eventually, though take a couple of hours to get above freezing.  It should remain  just above freezing overnight, due to an extensive  low cloud cover.

Temperature at obs. time today                    0845-4.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)7.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-5.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-8.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1020mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date9.0 (15th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-4.8 (18th)
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

WEDNESDAY---Cold, largely cloudy, with a chilling breeze from the east. Cloud may be below hill-top level during the morning, with even some drizzle at times, making it feel raw. Temperatures not bettering 3 or 4.


THURSDAY---Remaining cloudy & feeling cold with a force 3 wind from the SE. There may be a few light flurries of snow or sleet from time to time, though no accumulations are expected.

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