Friday 6 January 2012

FRIDAY 6th 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 0900-0.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-4.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayW1
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 DATE67.1mms

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-FRIDAY

A fine start, with an attractive sunrise in the southeastern sky. THERE MAY WELL BE A FEW ICY PATCHES AROUND FOR A TIME.  Cloud will gradually increase from the west, though any rain should hold off until later in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts will be small, with totals unlikely to exceed 2mms. Maximum temperatures about 3, with light to moderate W to SW winds.
Much of the evening & night should be dry, with temperatures hovering between 0 & 1.

WEEKEND
Dry for a good deal of the time, with near-normal temperatures & winds mostly around force 3 to 5.  There should be some sunshine at times, but becoming more cloudy with a little rain by Sunday p.m.





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