Sunday 3 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.
BELOW IS A LOOK_BACK TO LAST MARCH, AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE TREND FOR THE REST OF THIS MONTH (WITH A "HEALTH" WARNING!)
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A mix of bright spells with sunny intervals & more cloudy periods. Remaining dry throughout. Winds will be light & highest temperatures should reach around 8 or 9 degrees. TONIGHT---Broken cloud & some clear intervals with a ground frost likely & perhaps some valley mist patches.

Temperature at obs. time today                             09003.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1023mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
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 MARCH
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

MONDAY---Some early morning mist patches, leading to a dry day, with light winds, variable amounts of cloud & some sunny intervals. There may be a few more cloudy spells. Perhaps feeling a little less mild at 6 or 7 degrees, with a ground frost overnight.


TUESDAY---Perhaps mist patches & a ground frost first thing, but still a dry day ahead, with variable amounts of cloud & some sunny intervals.

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