WEDNESDAY 4th 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	2.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	4.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	1.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	4.6mms
Barometer at observation time today	1002mbs
Wind at observation time today	WNW4
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	45.5mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for 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

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

Yesterday saw much of Scotland's Central Belt hammered yet again & the Met. Office has come in for some criticism for only raising their amber alert to red at 0815.  PITLOCHRY, tucked up the Tummel valley, escaped the worst---not for the first time (At  0900hr, we were calm, while Dundee was WSW9 !! )   It must be added, however, that some of us in the town, lost power for part of the afternoon. (WHAT HAPPENED ABOUT THE COMPENSATION DUE AFTER THE 33Hr CUT?)

PITLOCHRY TODAY        (WATCH OUT FOR SLIPPY PATCHES EARLY ON)
A mainly cloudy day. There was a shower around 0730, but much of the morning may well stay dry, though with plenty of rain not too far away to the west. Some of this is likely to spill over to us during the afternoon. Snow is now expected ONLY over about 300ms.   Winds will be mod. to fresh from the W. perhaps more NW after dark. Max. temp. about 3 or 4. The thaw of lying snow will continue. Just a touch of frost (at least on the ground ) tonight.

THURSDAY
Mainly dry, with some sunshine at times. An odd shower is possible & could be wintry, especially on higher ground. Breezy from the N.W. & highest temperatures around 4 or 5. Some frost overnight.