SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER

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	3.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	8.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	5.1mms
Barometer at observation time today	989mbs
Wind at observation time today	NW3
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	5.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES DECEMBER

Avg. max. temperature	5.7	Long term avg. rainfall	91
Avg min. temperature	-0.3	Wettest month	193
Record high temperature	14.4	Driest month	24
Record low temperature	-18.2

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HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Friday's maximum temperature occurred  last evening, during the rain, then it became colder again later in the night, with a few showers. Looks like being cold for a few days.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
It will be a cold, breezy day. Most of the time is expected to be dry with some spells of sunshine.  However, there are lots of showers in the west & while many will fail to penetrate this far east, a few will do so,  giving more cloudy spells. The thermometer will only reach about 5.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
There may be an odd shower surviving its trip over the western mountains, but much of the period should be dry with clear spells. If any showers do make it, they could be sleety. The minimum temperature is likely to be close to freezing & most places will see at least a ground frost. There will still be something of a breeze from the west.

SUNDAY
Not quite as breezy as Saturday, though still feeling cold.  Again a fair amount of dry bright weather, but just the risk of the odd shower making it from the west. Any showers could well contain some snow flakes.  Max.temp. 3 or 4.