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.
                                      TURNING COLDER

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A frost at first, with mist & low cloud around.Becoming a little brighter later, though still with some areas of cloud around. Very light winds, but still a cold day, with maximum temperatures little better than 3 or 4 degrees.  AFTER DARK, becoming generally cloudy & murky, with perhaps one or two patches of light rain or drizzle. Temperatures not far off freezing by dawn.

Temperature at obs. time today           0845	-1.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	6.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-2.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-5.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1015mbs
Wind at observation time today	NNW1
This month’s highest temperature to date	10.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-2.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	7.3mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	14.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY

Avg. max. temperature	5.3	Long term avg. rainfall	109mms
Avg min. temperature	-0.9	Wettest month	273 (1993)
Record high temperature	13.7 (1992)	Driest month	11 (1963)
Record low temperature	-19.6 (1982)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

FRIDAY  Perhaps just a touch of frost at first, with mist, fog & low cloud around. Just about staying dry, though often rather cloudy. Winds SE light.


SATURDAY  Cold & mainly cloudy, with winds from the E or NE up to force 3 at times.
A little bit of brightness, with some overnight clear spells giving a touch of frost for early Sunday.