Tuesday, 19 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 large early morning shower is already clearing & cloud should soon start to lift & break. Some intervals of sunshine can then be expected, but there will also be some showers around, especially late afternoon & into the evening. It should feel quite warm in the sunshine, though temperatures will only reach around 17, with light winds between SE & SW. Becoming dry & cool tonight, with perhaps a localised slight ground frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 084510.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)4.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)3.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1015mbs
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 DATE19.0mms

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----WED.20th to SAT. 23rd JUNE
The period will be somewhat unsettled, with Wednesday the best day, having some sunshine, the odd p.m.shower & temperatures up to 17 or 18. Thereafter, temperatures by day will fall back (13 to 15), winds will be somewhat stronger (up to force 4 or 5), with more emphasis on cloudy skies & some rain. The rain is likely to be heaviest & most persistent from Thursday evening to Friday morning & again during Friday night.Saturday should be rather better, with sunny intervals & showers.
Nothing particularly exciting beyond that!

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