Thursday 13 December 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
Starting with a sharp frost, following a very cold night & temperatures will be slow to recover, struggling to reach zero. The day is likely to be rather cloudy, with prospects of a little snow, at least for a time during the morning. There is some uncertainty as to whether the snow will persist into the afternoon, but in any event, amounts are likely to be insignificant, with probably some cloud breaks later in the afternoon. AFTER DARK, it should be dry, with some clear spells for a while, but later in the night, cloud will increase & SE winds increase, with lowest temperatures higher than last night.
Temperature at obs. time today            0845-5.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)--another "ICE DAY"-0.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-9.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-11.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1007mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date7.1
This month’s lowest temperature to date-9.6
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date10.2mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE16.6mms


AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER
Avg. max. temperature5.7Long term avg. rainfall92.22mms
Avg min. temperature-0.3Wettest month193.5mms
Record high temperature14.4Driest month23.8mms
Record low temperature-18.2

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

FRIDAY----A mostly overcast day, with rain or snow (temporarily) spreading to the area from the S.  Much of the day will be wet, with SE winds increasing to around force 6. Temperatures will be higher than of late, though it will not feel mild, with a raw, strong wind.
SATURDAY----Mostly rather cloudy, with a few showery outbreaks of rain. There may be a few brighter intervals at times. Winds not as strong as those on Friday. Highest temperatures about 4 degrees.







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