Friday, 1 March 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.
                            SEE A FEBRUARY SUMMARY BELOW
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A dry, bright, though nippy start to the new month. There will be sunshine at times today, though also some cloud around on occasions. Winds will stay mainly light from W to NW, with highest temperature values around 8 or 9 degrees.  TONIGHT will stay dry, with broken cloud & lowest temperatures close to 0.

Temperature at obs. time today                               0830-2.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-7.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1034mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW1
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   (FEBRUARY)64.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in MARCH----NOTE HOW LAST YEAR FEATURES IN RECORDS
Avg. max. temperature8.4Long term avg. rainfall82mms
Avg min. temperature1.1Wettest month178 (1994)
Record high temperature21.7 (2012)Driest month11.7 (2012)
Record low temperature-11.2 (1986)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

THE WEEKEND---will remain dry, with partly cloudy skies, but also some spells of sunshine. Winds will stay generally light & maximum temperatures rise to around 8 to 10 degrees. Overnight, with some clear spells, temperatures will fall close to freezing, with ground frost very likely.

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