SUNDAY 15th 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	-3.7
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	+1.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-3.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-7.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1023mbs
Wind at observation time today	calm
This month’s highest temperature to date	11.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-4.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	31.9mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	71.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JANUARY

Avg. max. temperature	5.3	Long term avg. rainfall	109
Avg min. temperature	-0.9	Wettest month	273
Record high temperature	13.7	Driest month	10.6
Record low temperature	-19.6		mms

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YESTERDAY'S WEATHER
Cloud soon spread up from the Central Belt & refused to break up, leaving a disappointingly cloudy day. The cloud sheet eventually broke up overnight, leaving clear skies & the inevitable frost.

GENERAL SITUATION
High pressure over the North Sea will continue to give dry, settled conditions over Britain. This will, however, retreat into Europe, allowing a milder SW airflow, with rain-bearing fronts, to take over before mid-week.

PITLOCHRY on SUNDAY
A frosty start, with some valley fog, which may be slow to clear. Apart from some high cloud, there should be a fair amount of clear sky around today--more so than yesterday. Temperatures, however, are not likely to rise much above zero, with frost persisting in the shadows. There will be little in the way of wind.
TONIGHT should be mainly clear & frosty, minimum down to  at least-6, with some valley fog patches.

MONDAY
A frosty start with some fog around. Clear skies generally, though fog slow to clear. Light winds, but highest temperatures struggling around 0 to +1.