Saturday, 6 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, with broken cloud & some sunshine. Winds NW3 & highest temperature close to 12.   TONIGHT---Clear spells with temperatures falling quickly. Ground frost 
likely to be widespread, with an air frost in a few spots. Valley mist & fog likely for a time in the morning.
Temperature at obs. time today 08457.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-2.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1008mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW2
This month’s highest temperature to date*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE16.5

AVERAGES & EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER IN PITLOCHRY
Avg. max. temperature11.9Long term avg. rainfall106.4mms
Avg min. temperature4.8Wettest month173 (2001)
Record high temperature18.6 (1997)Driest month14 (2003)
Record low temperature-5.7 (2002)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK----SUNDAY to WEDNESDAY
High pressure is nosing in from the west & should still be around for the start of next week. This will tend to settle things down, with a good deal of dry weather.
SUNDAY should start cold, perhaps even with frost & fog patches, but dry weather with some sunshine is expected.
MONDAY is likely to be dry, with some intervals of sunshine.
TUESDAY may well be rather more cloudy, though remaining dry
WEDNESDAY promises to be rather cloudy & there may be a little rain later in the day

THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, winds should be around force 2 or 3, initially from the NW, but later from the S.  Daytime temperatures should reach 12, with most nights in low single figures with ground frost likely. Little or no rain during the period.




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