TUESDAY 25th JANUARY

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
More cloud & a few showers later in the night resulted in higher minimum temperatures than predicted. The surface of my lawn is very wet, as melt water sits on top of a still frozen sub-surface. A light shower on at present.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
One or two showers are currently affecting our area, moving from the N.W. Later on, it should become mainly dry with some brightness. Temperatures should rise to around 8 degrees, which is above the late January average.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
An odd shower is possible, but much of the time should stay dry, with a few clear spells around. Minimum temperatures won't be too far from freezing & a ground frost seems likely.

OUTLOOK
It's still set for a fairly quiet week ahead, with high pressure building again. However, the position of the high will introduce winds from the N.E. so although mainly dry, with some sunny intervals, there will also be some cloudy periods. A slight frost & some mist patches are likely on most nights & daytime temperatures will return to rather below average levels after today.


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	5.3
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	7.7
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	3.8
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	0.7
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	2.5mms
Barometer at observation time today	1013mbs
Wind at observation time today	calm
This month’s highest temperature to date (might just be beaten today )	8.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-9.2 (7/8/9 )
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	29.4 (15th )
This month’s total rainfall to date  (still below the month's average)	77.3mms

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)