Monday 29 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
A dry day ahead, with broken cloud & some sunshine at times. Winds NW force 2 or 3 & maximum temperature 8. TONIGHT--Dry with clear spells, especially at first, with temperatures falling close to frost levels. Perhaps more cloud later in the night, with the odd shower.
Temperature at obs. time today   08304.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)9.1
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1007mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW2
This month’s highest temperature to date13.1 (24th)
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 DATE93.2mms

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
Pressure will be low to the north of Scotland, giving a changeable week,
TUESDAY---Generally cloudy. Little if any rain a.m or the first part of the afternoon, but a wetter spell later in the day & after dark. Winds increasing with the rain to become force 4 or 5 from S or SW. Daytime temperature up to 9, with no overnight frost.
WEDNESDAY---Mainly cloudy with rain at times, but probably dying out later in the day. Highest temperatures 8 & no frost.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY---Feeling colder, with best temperatures around 6. Mostly cloudy, though bright at times. Dry spells, but the chance of a few showers. Overnight temperatures close to zero.

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