Sunday, 1 July 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 morning should be dry with a few sunny intervals. The afternoon & evening are likely to see more cloudy skies, with possibly a few light showers, though there are likely to be one or two heavier showers scattered around,  mainly over the upland areas to the north & east.As ever in showery conditions, a few places may keep mostly dry weather. Winds will be NW force 2 or 3 & highest temperatures will peak at around 16 degrees..The odd shower may linger after dark, but it should become mainly dry with some clear spells, with minimum temperature close to 8 or 9.
Temperature at obs. time today 083012.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)18.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1003mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW2
This month’s highest temperature JUNE20.5
This month’s lowest temperature  JUNE0.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE   JUNE67.8mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JULY
Avg. max. temperature19.2Long term avg. rainfall60.5mms
Avg min. temperature10.4Wettest month153 (2002)
Record high temperature30.0 (1983)Driest month4.6 (1983)
Record low temperature1.5 (2004)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK----MON 2nd to THURS. 5th JULY
No heat waves lined up for the coming week & indeed, it will be rather unsettled, with cloudy skies & spells of mostly light rain or showers the order of the day. Sunshine amounts are expected to be in short supply, though on the positive side, rainfall totals are unlikely to be excessive. After today, winds are likely to be mainly from the S.E. Daytime temperatures are likely to be held at around 14 to 17 degrees.

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