Friday, 20 January 2012

FRIDAY 20th JANUARY

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING MATERIAL MAKES USE OF MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.
Temperature at obs. time today 08401.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-4.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.6mms
Barometer at observation time today1012mbs
Wind at observation time today
This month’s highest temperature to date11.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date8.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date31.9mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE77.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273
Record high temperature13.7Driest month10.6
Record low temperature-19.6mms

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PITLOCHRY YESTERDAY
A fine morning,but a  rather cloudy, showery afternoon with some sleet,then a slight snow shower early evening. Little happening overnight.

PITLOCHRY on FRIDAY
Watch out for slippery surfaces on untreated areas.  Dry, in the main, for much of daylight hours, though the best of any sunshine will be a.m. Cloud will tend to increase this afternoon (warm front approaching)   Winds will be W. mainly force 2 to 4, with maximum temperature around 4.
TONIGHT will be mostly cloudy with small amounts of rain. Clearance later in the night, may see temperatures fall to near zero.

PITLOCHRY over the WEEKEND
SATURDAY will see a mixture of dry spells with broken cloud & some sunny intervals, but also some more cloudy spells with showers of rain or sleet (the hills may see light snowfalls). Winds will be W. force 4 to 6 with a maximum of around 4.
SUNDAY should see dry spells with broken cloud & some sunny intervals & perhaps an odd wintry shower. Winds will be W3 or 4 & maximum temperatures around 4.





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