Friday, 10 August 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 dry day, though rather cloudy, especially for the first part of the morning. Sunny intervals later on, though still some patches of cloud. Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunny intervals, with a high of 19 degrees.Winds light to moderate from the SE. Tonight---variable amounts of cloud, with some clear spells & a minimum of 8 to 10 degrees.
Temperature at obs. time today 074512.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)21.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)10.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1028mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE1
This month’s highest temperature to date23.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date5.2
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date9.8mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE20.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in AUGUST
Avg. max. temperature18.8Long term avg. rainfall74.5mms
Avg min. temperature9.8Wettest month211 (2004)
Record high temperature28.7 (1984)Driest month8.9 (1976)
Record low temperature0.2 (1997)

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LOCAL AREA FORECAST--- SATURDAY to TUESDAY
The weekend should be dry, though rather cloudy at times, but with sunny intervals.Maximum temperatures around 18,winds moderate from the SE..
The start of next week will see the weather turn less settled, with the likelihood of some showers or even a longer spell of rain. Winds, still from the SE, will tend to be fresher, up to about force 4 or even 5..

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