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 PITLOCHRYA warm sector passed through overnight & temperatures shot up to 8.7. A cold front then followed, with temperatures falling sharply. Today will feel decidedly chilly, not helped by a biting force 5 WNW wind. It will be rather cloudy, with perhaps a few intervals of sunshine, but there will also be showers mostly of sleet or snow.As the snow will be rather wet at lower elevations, accumulations are likely to be small during the day, but perhaps a cm. or two this evening & overnight when a slight frost is likely.
| Temperature at obs. time today 0830 | 1.5 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) | 8.7 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 1.2 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -0.4 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | 5.5mms |
| Barometer at observation time today | 999mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | WNW3 |
| This month’s highest temperature to date | * |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | * |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | * |
| THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE | * |
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
TUESDAY---Staying windy, though it should feel a little less cold. A mixture of dry spells with a little sunshine & a few showers, perhaps of snow initially, but more of sleet or rain later.
WEDNESDAY---Feeling colder again, with some dry spells & some sunshine, but still windy, with perhaps the odd snow shower, with frost overnight.
TUESDAY---Staying windy, though it should feel a little less cold. A mixture of dry spells with a little sunshine & a few showers, perhaps of snow initially, but more of sleet or rain later.
WEDNESDAY---Feeling colder again, with some dry spells & some sunshine, but still windy, with perhaps the odd snow shower, with frost overnight.
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