01/04/14

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 welcome change yesterday, but you didn't have to go very far to the E or SE to find the dull, cold conditions (Leuchars 7.6 ).   Today is expected to remain mostly cloudy & there will be some rain, this more so a.m. Most of the rain will be light & there should still be some dry spells, more so p.m.
Temperatures will be back to the 7 or 8 level again. with winds in the E or SE around force2.
WEDNESDAY is expected to be dry, but cloudy & cool.

Temperature at obs. time today 0900hrs	6.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	13.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	5.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	4.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today	1012mbs
Wind at observation time today	NNE4
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 (March)	70.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in APRIL

Avg. max. temperature	11.3	Long term avg. rainfall	48.8mms
Avg min. temperature	2.7	Wettest month	101.6mms
Record high temperature	23.5	Driest month	2.8mms
Record low temperature	-5.7

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