Tuesday 14 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
YESTERDAY, SKYE reached 22.7!   Today, in Pitlochry,skies will often be cloudy, but there  should be a few  sunny intervals, though also some heavy showers around the area, especially during the afternoon. On the positive side, it will feel rather warm & humid & in any sunshine temperatures could reach 21 degrees. Winds will be force 2 or 3 from the SE. Tonight should become dry with a few cloud breaks.
Temperature at obs. time today 081516.1
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)15.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)14.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.3mms
Barometer at observation time today1006mbs
Wind at observation time todayE2
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 DATE28.0mms

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 OUTLOOK---WEDNESDAY to SATURDAY
Pressure will continue to be low to the west during this period, giving largely unsettled conditions, with belts of rain, occasional showers, but also a few dry spells with sunny intervals.It will stay rather warm, with high humidities, top temperatures in the range 18 to 20 & locally higher in any sunny spells. Winds will remain in the SE for much of the time, being strongest later on Wednesday.& during Thursday. Much of Wednesday should be dry & Saturday may only see the odd shower around.


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