Wednesday 19 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
Wednesday should be mainly dry, with only a low shower risk. There will be well-broken cloud & spells of sunshine. Winds will be from the W, lighter than on recent days, with temperatures rising to 13 or 14 degrees.   Much of tonight should be dry with clear spells, with minimum temperature perhaps low enough for a ground frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 08455.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)----coldest to date this month1.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) -2.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
Wind at observation time todayS1
This month’s highest temperature to date22.2 (8th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date1.6 (19th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.3 (17th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE8.9mms

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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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK---- THURSDAY to SUNDAY
Pressure begins high over SW England & low to the NE of Scotland. Pressure temporarily rises over much of Britain during Friday & Saturday but then a deep low approaches from the SW for Sunday.   Thursday may well begin rather cloudy, but later sunny spells develop & broken cloud with sunny spells is the theme for Friday & Saturday. Sunday should start dry, but cloud & rain are lined up for later.  Winds begin in the NW but end the period from the SE.  Daytime temperatures are likely to reach in a range 11 to 13, with chilly nights at first.

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