Friday 8 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 in prospect, with some bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures close to 5 degrees, with a force 2 W to NW breeze. There may be a slight frost at first this evening, but it will become more cloudy later, with some rain overnight.

Temperature at obs. time today                       08302.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)3.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.3
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayS1
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 DATE32.2mms

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
SATURDAY---A mostly overcast day, with occasional light sleet, but with drier spells too. It will feel cold & raw in a light to moderate E to SE breeze.


SUNDAY---A cold & rather windy day with some occasional light sleet or snow. Perhaps more in the way of snow overnight which may result in some lying snow by Monday morning.

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