Monday, 11 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
A cloudy day ahead, with little or no sunshine around. There may be a little rain on occasions, especially this morning, but amounts should be small. Winds will be light, mainly from the N. & maximum temperatures will only reach a below-average 11 or 12 degrees. TONIGHT will be mainly dry, with a few clear spells & minimum temperatures likely to be a degree or two lower than recently.
Temperature at obs. time today 08458.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.4mms
Barometer at observation time today1009mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE1
This month’s highest temperature to date20.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date5.8mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE11.7mms

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 (1988)
Record low temperature0.0 (1998)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK----TUES.12th to FRI.15th JUNE
Not a spell of exciting weather!  The 4 days could be adequately summarized thus:---
Dry for much of the time, only a little light rain or light showers on occasions giving very slight amounts. Little in the way of sunshine, generally only brief sunny intervals. Winds mainly force 1 to 3 from between NE & SE, perhaps force 4 during Friday.Daytime temperatures around 12/13 (instead of 17)
Pressure is currently low to the E & SE. By the end of the period, it will be low to the SW, whilst building to the N. The Jet Stream is still plunging further S. than usual.

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