Monday 16 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
Plenty of high & medium-height cloud at present, but sunny intervals are expected to develop, with pleasant conditions for a good part of the day. Winds will be light to moderate from the W. though the top temperature of 18 degrees is a little below normal. There is a low risk of an odd light shower.   Tonight should be dry with some clear spells & temperatures down to single figures.
Temperature at obs. time today 083012.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.2
Rainfall total    (since Fri 0700Hrs)4.6mms
Barometer at observation time today1012mbs
Wind at observation time todayW3
This month’s highest temperature to date23.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date7.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date14.9mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE49.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JULY
Avg. max. temperature19.2Long term avg. rainfall60.5
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----TUES.17th to FRI.20th JULY
Pressure is high over Biscay & low to the N. leaving Britain in a W. airflow. This period will not be totally settled, though rainfall amounts should be generally lower than recently, with most days seeing at least some dry spells with sunny intervals. Temperatures will be generally a few degrees below normal by day, with Thursday & Friday especially cool & also down to single figures overnight, as winds veer more to the N.

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