Thursday 22 November 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 very disturbed day of weather!  It is likely to remain wet for part of the morning, but latest radar charts indicate some drier spells at times during the rest of the day, but with the threat of some  further spells of rain on occasions too. High rainfall totals are expected, especially further west of Pitlochry with river levels rising accordingly. It is also expected to be windy, more so this morning, with winds from a SE direction, gusting to force 6  for a time. Though mild this morning, temperatures will start to fall during the afternoon.   TONIGHT should see lighter winds & some dry weather, though showery outbreaks of rain are still likely & could be heavy on occasions. Temperatures are likely to fall to low single figures & a touch of ground frost is possible in prone locations.


Temperature at obs. time today     08458.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)9.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)6.3mms
Barometer at observation time today996mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE4
This month’s highest temperature to date13.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date-2.9
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date13.0mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE51.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in NOVEMBER
Avg. max. temperature8.3Long term avg. rainfall93.47mms
Avg min. temperature1.6Wettest month194.5mms
Record high temperature16.5Driest month12.2mms
Record low temperature-12.6

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
FRIDAY---Feeling colder, with broken cloud, intervals of sunshine, but also some more cloudy spells with showers.Best temperatures 5 or 6, with a touch of frost by dawn on Saturday.
SATURDAY---Mainly dry, with some breaks in the cloud & some intervals of sunshine.Feeling rather cold , with temperatures close to freezing by dawn on Sunday.






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