Sunday 2 September 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 is expected & although rather cloudy at present, some breaks should appear in the cloud with sunny intervals developing. It should become rather warm, with maximum temperatures close to 20 degrees. Winds will be around force 3 from the W.   Tonight should be dry, though partly cloudy, with mild temperatures.
Temperature at obs. time today 081512.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW2
This month’s highest temperature to date
This month’s lowest temperature to date
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in SEPTEMBER
Avg. max. temperature15.8Long term avg. rainfall80.5mms
Avg min. temperature7.7Wettest month159 (1981)
Record high temperature26.8 (1991)Driest month5 (1972)
Record low temperature-2.5 (1995)

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OUTLOOK LOCALLY---MONDAY to THURSDAY
Pressure will be high to the SW of Britain & low over Iceland, giving mainly SW winds over the period.  Only the far NW of Scotland is likely to see any significant rainfall.
Pitlochry is expected to be mainly dry during this time, with variable amounts of cloud & some spells of sunshine, though there will also be more cloudy patches on occasions. Winds will mostly blow from the SW, up to force 4 or 5 on occasions, with daytime temperatures a degree or two above the average.           AN AUGUST SUMMARY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE LATER

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