Monday, 22 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.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Plenty of mist & fog around again this morning. This should thin out & disperse during the morning, but unlike yesterday, the blue skies above are likely to be replaced by cloud moving up from the S.   So, although dry today, there are likely to be restricted amounts of sunshine.  Temperatures at a maximum should reach around 10, with continuing light winds.  TONIGHT---dry, but rather cloudy, though no frost.
Temperature at obs. time today 08452.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1026mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date13.0 (7th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-4.2 (17th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date27.2 (11th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE89.5mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for OCTOBER in PITLOCHRY
Avg. max. temperature11.9Long term avg. rainfall106.4mms
Avg min. temperature4.8Wettest month178 (2001)
Record high temperature18.6 (1997)Driest month14 (2003)
Record low temperature-5.7 (2002)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK---TUESDAY to FRIDAY
High pressure over Scandinavia will dominate the weather until Thursday, thereafter, high pressure shifts to S. of Iceland, letting in a very cold N. air stream
TUESDAY to THURSDAY will see cloudy, if not overcast conditions, with little if any sunshine, though likewise with regard to rainfall. Winds will continue light, with best temperatures in high single figures. By THURSDAY night, winds will begin to pick up from the N. as colder air of Arctic origin, begins to invade.FRIDAY should be brighter, but very cold, with a keen wind.

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