Saturday 22 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
The day will be overcast & windy, with rain for much of the time. The rain should be mostly light at first, but later in the morning & through the afternoon, it will often turn moderate to heavy in intensity, with further large totals accumulating. Flooding is likely to be exacerbated. Temperatures will spend much of the time in the 5 to 6 range, maybe even up to 7 or 8 late in the night.
Temperature at obs. time today       09155.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)6.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1004mbs
Wind at observation time todayE5
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 date45.6mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE127.9mms

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

SUNDAY----A better day, with fresh winds from the SW, making it a touch milder, maximum rising to 8 degrees. Not totally dry, with perhaps an overhang of Saturday night's rain at first & a few showers later. There should also be some dry spells, with even the odd glimpse of the sun.

CHRISTMAS PERIOD---Turning much drier, but becoming colder each day, with sunny intervals & a few showers, these increasingly wintry with time. Some night time frosts.








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