FRIDAY 21st JANUARY

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
 Another pleasant morning & not just as cold as 24Hrs ago.The overnight minimum was -6.3, but the thermometer has risen faster than it did yesterday morning & is currently -3.8.  A few spots in the U.K. have been down to -9.

PI TLOCHRY TODAY
 We are still under the influence of high pressure & will be for some days to come. It will again be dry throughout, with some sunny intervals, but also areas of cloud, so less sunshine than yesterday. Still feeling cold, with maximum temperatures only about 2 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
 Continuing dry.There will be a mix of some clear intervals, but also some areas of cloud, caused by weak fronts moving down from the north. Temperatures, as a result, should not fall as low as on recent nights, minimum down to about -2

OUTLOOK
High pressure will hang on, which usually suggests that the dry weather will last as well. However, it seems likely that there will generally be more cloud around, though there should be some rather milder days & less in the way of overnight frosts. So all-in-all, fairly promising.

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
The only online weather service using data recorded in Pitlochry. The data presented below comes from standard Met Office equipment however I also make use of an Automatic Weather Station.

Temperature at obs. Time today 0900	-3.8
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	0.5
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-6.3
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-9.0
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1038mbs
Wind at observation time today	E1
This month’s highest temperature to date	8.1 (16th )
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-9.2 (7/8/9 )
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	29.4mms (15th )
This month’s total rainfall to date	74.5mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JANUARY

Average Max. Temperature	5.3
Average Min. Temperature	-0.9
Record High Temperature	13.7(1992)
Record Low Temperature	-19.6(1982)
Long Term Average Rainfall	109mms
Wettest Month	243(2008)
Driest Month	11(1963)