Monday 17 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
A mostly cloudy & at times, overcast day. There is expected to be a spell of rain for part of the morning, though later, rain will become lighter & more patchy, with cloud lifting somewhat during the afternoon, though any sunshine is likely to be at a premium. Winds will be generally light & settling more into the NE as the day goes on. Best temperatures should reach around 5, which is close to the seasonal normal.  AFTER DARK, it will be mostly dry, with some clear spells, which are likely to allow minimum temperatures to end up close to freezing. Valley mist & fog patches also seem likely.

Temperature at obs. time today        08304.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.8
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Rainfall total (last 48hrs)0.8mms
Barometer at observation time today994mbs
Wind at observation time todayV1
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 date29.5mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE47.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER
Avg. max. temperature5.7Long term avg. rainfall92.22mms
Avg min. temperature-0.3Wettest month193.5 (1959)
Record high temperature14.4 (1983)Driest month23.8 (1975)
Record low temperature-18.2 (1995)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

TUESDAY---Mainly dry, but rather cloudy, with maximum temperature around 3 or 4 degrees. Some valley-side fog bands expected.

WEDNESDAY---Mainly cloudy, though dry for much of the day. Rain, with freshening SE winds, are expected to spread from the S. late in the day, persisting through the evening.



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