Wednesday 6 June 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
The expected rain has been slow to arrive & it looks as though the worst of it will fall further east. Nevertheless, it is likely to be a mostly cloudy day, with occasional rain, mostly fairly light. Winds will blow from the E. mainly around force 3. Highest temperatures will reach a below-average 12 or 13 degrees TONIGHT should become mostly dry with a few cloud breaks & lowest temperatures around 8 or 9 degrees.
Temperature at obs. time today 084511.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1013mbs
Wind at observation time todayvariable1
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*

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JUNE
Avg. max. temperature17.4Long term avg. rainfall61.7mms
Avg min. temperature8.5Wettest month213 (1966)
Record high temperature29.3 (2006)Driest month12.7 (1998)
Record low temperature0.0 (1998)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK----THURS 7th to SUN 10th JUNE
Over the period, 2 low pressure centres will track from the S.W. Approaches to the North Sea, with resulting unsettled conditions. Each day will see an emphasis on largely cloudy skies, with only brief spells of sunshine, Thursday night & a.m. Friday are likely to be particularly wet, with the strongest winds. The weekend should see sunshine & showers, with partly cloudy skies. Daytime temperatures will be in a range 14 to 16 (rather below average), but it will temporarily feel warm in any significant sunshine. No frost is expected.Winds will have an E. component until Sunday, when there'll be a change to W.

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