Friday, 6 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.
A WARNING TODAY OF LARGE RAINFALL TOTALS FOR NORTHERN ENGLAND,PARTS OF THE MIDLANDS, NORTH & CENTRAL WALES.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A cloudy start with some misty low cloud in places. During the morning, cloud should start to break giving intervals of sunshine. A few showers may develop during the afternoon/evening.. Probably a touch less warm than yesterday, with winds coming from the N.E.  Overnight should be dry, though becoming generally cloudy & not just as mild as last night.
Temperature at obs. time today 0830  (very mild)17.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) (highest since 28th May)23.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) (highest overnight value this year)15.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)14.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)  (around 2230 to 2315)4.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1013mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date23.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date7.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date4.2mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE10.7mms

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----SAT. 7th to TUES. 10th JULY
Saturday threatens to be cloudy with rain at times---the left-overs of today's deluge further south. It is also likely to be much cooler.The remainder of the period is likely to remain unsettled, rather cloudy & cool, with showers or longer spells of rain, though sometimes only light, & with some dry intervals too. Reliable spells of sunshine may well be in short supply, with winds mainly from the N.W.

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