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.

Our 2nd port of call in Iceland was at ISAFJORDUR, in the far NW of the country. This really is the final outpost of Europe, being 24W of the Greenwich Meridian & almost on the Arctic Circle. Out at sea, you are in the storm-lashed Denmark Strait, with Greenland on the other side. Old snow lies to quite low levels here, having survived through quite a good summer in Iceland (the Jet Stream having been displaced well to the south this year).
From early June until late July, the area receives continuous daylight, though the sun is scarcely seen from early December to late January.Winter temperatures are very mild for the latitude as a result of a warm ocean current, but storms are frequent & severe. Occasional Arctic blasts bring snow & penetrating cold.
Only about 5% of the surrounding land is cultivated & the main source of employment is the fishing industry, with cod, haddock & shrimp the most important part of the catch.
The area is remote & isolated, Reykjavik being 275 miles away by road.