Tuesday, 4 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 frosty start, but any brightness will soon give way to cloud spreading from the NE. & from the word "go,"a little mainly light snow should spread from the NE, though this may turn more sleety at times later, especially below about 200mtrs. Accumulations of snow should be small except at higher levels. It will feel very cold, as temperatures struggle up to about +1.  AFTER DARK, it should become dry with cloud breaks & before dawn tomorrow, it should have become  frosty.
Temperature at obs. time today        0900-1.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)2.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) (over 5cms snow)-9.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today998mbs
Wind at observation time todayW1
This month’s highest temperature to date*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE5.1mms

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
WEDNESDAY---Mainly dry with some sunshine & isolated snow showers. Feeling very cold, as daytime temperatures struggle near freezing, with a sharp overnight frost to follow.
THURSDAY----Cloudy & very cold, with a sharp frost to start the day. It is likely to be mainly cloudy, with some sleet or snow spreading from the W, with temperatures unlikely to better +1.



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