Sunday 13 May 2012

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER!
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING IS BASED ON MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Sunday will be a cloudy day with force 4 to 6 SW winds. It should remain mostly dry for a time this morning, but thereafter, some mainly light rain is expected. (Falls will be more persistent & heavier further west, but only a few mms are likely in Pitlochry.) Temperatures should reach around 12 degrees as a maximum.  TONIGHT, rain will continue for a while, but then die out, apart from a possible shower. Winds will turn into the NW, remaining there for a few days, so no real warmth on the immediate horizon.
Temperature at obs. time today 09009.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)14.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todaySW5
This month’s highest temperature to date17.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to daten/a
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE12.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES MAY
Avg. max. temperature14.8Long term avg. rainfall61.5
Avg min. temperature5.2Wettest month134.6
Record high temperature25.6Driest month15.7
Record low temperature-3.7

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YESTERDAY IN PITLOCHRYSaturday was one of the better days so far this month, with a good supply of sunshine during the morning & the first half of the afternoon, after which it became more cloudy with even the odd light shower.
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES
A deep low over SE Iceland will give Scotland a windy day. A SE-wards moving front will give large rainfall totals in parts of Western Scotland. The next few days will see cool fresh NW winds bringing some sunshine but also some showers.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRYMonday will see fresh NW winds, with some sunshine but also the chance of the odd shower. Temperatures near or a little below normal.

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