Saturday, 23 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
Parts of N.England, N.Ireland & SW Scotland have seen a very wet period, with the worst-affected places receiving over 100mms. Our area, due to get at least some of this, received nothing during Friday & our June total remains well-below the normal.
SATURDAY is expected to see some good dry spells this morning, though there is likely to be more cloud & one or two showers around this afternoon. Highest temperature 17, with force 3 or 4 SW winds.
Perhaps some occasional rain overnight.
Temperature at obs. time today 083013.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1004mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW1
This month’s highest temperature to date20.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date18.5mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE37.9mms

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----Sun. 24th to Wed. 27th
Much of this period will see broken cloud, some intervals of sunshine, but also some more cloudy spells with a risk of showers.Overall, rainfall amounts are likely to be small.  Winds will start from the W, but through the period, gradually turn more into the N. mostly between force 2 & 4. Daytime temperatures will reach in a range 15 to 18, near or slightly below average &. no frost seems likely.

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