Sunday 20 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 dry, with a few sunny intervals, but also quite a lot of cloud at times. Maximum temperatures should be a degree or two up on yesterday's, though still a little below the late May normal. Winds will be SE force 2.  TONIGHT will stay dry with some clear spells, allowing temperatures to fall to ground frost levels in some places.  (Last night saw an air frost of -4 at Aboyne--just about the" kiss of death" for gardeners with tender plants out in late May!!
Temperature at obs. time today 08456.1
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1015mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE2
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 PITLOCHRYClear skies early on, were replaced by a persistent sheet of stratocumulus cloud by around 10am. It remained dry, however, though the air was still cool. Winds remained very light throughout.
LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK MONDAY 21st to THURSDAY 24th
Pressure will remain relatively high, with some building during Wed. & Thurs. Winds will be light SE throughout. Daytime temperatures should rise gradually from around 13 on Monday to near 18 to 20 by Wed. & Thurs. Frosts are not expected, as minimum temperatures rise towards double figures by mid-week. The weather should remain dry throughout this period & probably beyond. There should be broken cloud & spells of sunshine, though our relative proximity to the North Sea, poses a risk of some low cloud spreading inland some way, especially firrst thing in the mornings.

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