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 starting cloudy & frosty, with evidence that there have been a few flakes of snow.  Surfaces will be slippery for the hext couple of hours. The morning will remain rather cloudy with a little light & patchy rain or sleet. This afternoon should become mainly dry, though remaining mostly cloudy.  With the frosty start & still lying snow, temperature are expected to reach about 3 or 4 degrees, with a light to moderate W to NW breeze.  AFTER DARK---perhaps a little light & patchy rain for a time, but becoming dry with some clear spells later, with temperatures close to freezing by dawn.

Temperature at obs. time today          0915	0.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	5.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-5.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.3mms
Barometer at observation time today	1021mbs
Wind at observation time today	NW2
This month’s highest temperature to date	5.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-9.2
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	10.2mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	15.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER

Avg. max. temperature	5.7	Long term avg. rainfall	92.22mms
Avg min. temperature	-0.3	Wettest month	193.5mms
Record high temperature	14.4	Driest month	23.8mms
Record low temperature	-18.2

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
SUNDAY & MONDAY
Two mainly dry days, with sunshine at times. Frost night & morning. Sunday feeling cold, as the wind will be a fresh north westerly.