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

It was foggy when I first looked out at 0715, but that has lifted rapidly. There has been an air frost again. Today is expected to remain dry with some sunshine, though perhaps not the wall to wall sunshine we had yesterday, with probably more in the way of cloud around p.m. Winds will be light from the NW, with highest temperatures reaching around 11.    TONIGHT, long clear periods are expected, with another air frost on the cards.

Temperature at obs. time today 0830	-1.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	13.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-4.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1017mbs
Wind at observation time today	NE1
This month’s highest temperature to date	13.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-1.9
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	10.7mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	16.5mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for OCTOBER in PITLOCHRY

Avg. max. temperature	11.9	Long term avg. rainfall	106.4mms
Avg min. temperature	4.8	Wettest month	178 (2001)
Record high temperature	18.6 (1997)	Driest month	14 (2003)
Record low temperature	-5.7 (2002)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK---TUESDAY to FRIDAY
TUESDAY----Fog & frost early, then dry& sunny, with light NW winds & 11 degrees.
WEDNESDAY---Fog & frost early, then dry & sunny. Light SE winds & 11 degrees
THURSDAY---Cloudy throughout with spells of rain. Mod. SE winds & 10 degrees.
FRIDAY---Dry, rather cloudy, a few sunny ints. Mod. W winds & temp of 11.