Saturday 19 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
A much better day! Earlier this morning, it was cloudless & close to freezing. Already, at 0830, cloud has built up somewhat & temperatures are up to 6 degrees. So a mainly dry day (just a small risk of a light passing shower), with broken cloud & some sunny intervals. Temperatures up on previous days, though still below the normal at 11.Winds light from the NE.  TONIGHT should be dry with some clear spells & temperatures close to freezing, with a ground frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 08306.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)8.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-2.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
Wind at observation time todayvariable 1
This month’s highest temperature to date17.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.2
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date9.6mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE33.3mms

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 PITLOCHRYCloudy throughout, but very little rain in total. Temperatures, again, well below normal.
LOCAL OUTLOOK    SUNDAY 20th MAY----WEDNESDAY 23rd MAY
Pressure will be high to the N & low the S & SE. This period should remain dry, with some spells of sunshine. After a cold night on Saturday, it should become somewhat warmer, with temperatures in the high teens by Wednesday afternoon. Winds will be mainly from the SE force 2 or 3.Some mornings may start with low cloud from off the North Sea. In the further outlook, high pressure should intensify further, holding out a continuation of settled conditions.



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