Tuesday 16 October 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.
Yesterday was the coldest day since mid-May at 8.6 degrees
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A cold, cloudy morning, with a little rain.  Later on, it should become dry with some breaking of the cloud. Feeling cold at around 8 or 9, with a light NW breeze.  TONIGHT---clear periods, but clouding up later in the night, though time enough under clear skies, for a frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 08301.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)8.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-4.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.5mms
Barometer at observation time today990mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date13.0 (7th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-2.8 (10th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date27.2 (11th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE76.4mms
   
AVERAGES & EXTREMES for OCTOBER in PITLOCHRY
Avg. max. temperature11.9Long term avg. rainfall106.4 mms
Avg min. temperature4.8Wettest month178 (2001)
Record high temperature18.6 (1997)Driest month14 (2003)
Record low temperature-5.7 (2002)
LIGHT SNOW COVER ON BEN VRACKIE 0900H
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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK---WEDNESDAY to SATURDAY
Low pressure will dominate the weather throughout the period.
WEDNESDAY---Perhaps a dry start, but rain spreading up from the south. Winds turning into the NE, becoming force 3/4, so feeling cold at 7degrees.
THURSDAY to SATURDAY---Unsettled, with winds mainly in the E & low pressure close by. Rain or showers at times on each day, perhaps Friday being the wettest.
A small rise into double figure temperatures by day & less chilly by night.



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