Tuesday, 12 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
Some sunshine, particularly at first. Becoming more generally cloudy later with perhaps an odd light shower p.m. Winds light or moderate from the N. & feeling cool, except temporarily in any sunshine. Highest temperatures reaching about 13 or 14.   Tonight should be mainly dry & cool with some cloud breaks. A few prone locations might have a slight ground frost.
WHILE SOME PARTS OF ENGLAND & WALES HAVE SUFFERED FLOODING, PITLOCHRY HAS ENJOYED JUST 19% OF ITS AVERAGE JUNE RAINFALL TOTAL!
Temperature at obs. time today 08309.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.3
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1012mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW1
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 DATE11.8mms

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----PERIOD WED.13th to SATURDAY 16th JUNE
Wed. & Thurs. are expected to be much as today (largely dry, sunny ints. rather cloudy & cool with winds from the N.)  Later on Friday & into Sat. a low pressure system will bring some stronger winds from the NE, together with some rain. Temperatures will remain below average throughout, with not a great deal of sunshine. Summer is very much "on hold" at present!!

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