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.

A large high pressure system over the North Sea is feeding cold continental air over Britain. The situation is unlikely to change much between now & the start of next week.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

In summary---cloudy, cold but dry.  The cloud base should be higher than yesterday, so perhaps even the odd break, with a glimpse of sun. An odd slight snow flurry is just possible. The maximum temperature should reach 3, but it will feel colder. TONIGHT---rather cloudy, though any breaks will lead to a slight frost

Temperature at obs. time today                       0845	0.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	4.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	0.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	trace
Barometer at observation time today	1027
Wind at observation time today	E2
This month’s highest temperature to date	9.0 (15th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-5.8 (19th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	18.5 (4th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	64.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in FEBRUARY

Avg. max. temperature	6.1	Long term avg. rainfall	77mms
Avg min. temperature	-0.4	Wettest month	248 (1990)
Record high temperature	15.1 (2012)	Driest month	6.8 (1965)
Record low temperature	-12.6 (2010)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

FRIDAY---Very similar to Thursday, so still feeling cold, though probably dry.


SATURDAY---Likewise, though possibly a slightly higher risk of a few snow flurries, amounting to very little.