Friday 11 January 2013

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
Mainly cloudy, though dry for most of the time. Cold, with maximum temperatures around 3 or 4.
Winds light from the SE.   AFTER DARK, it will be mainly cloudy, dry for much of the time, though always the chance of a little drizzle or sleet, with lowest temperatures not much above freezing levels.

Temperature at obs. time today            08451.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)2.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.6mms
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date10.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date-2.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date7.3mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE14.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109mms
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273 (1993)
Record high temperature13.7 (1992)Driest month11 (1963)
Record low temperature-19.6 (1982)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
SATURDAY---Mainly cloudy& remaining cold. Perhaps a few patches of light rain, which could turn more to snow late in the day. Frost overnight. Winds SE force 2 or 3.

SUNDAY---Again, mainly cloudy & cold, with some mostly light snow at times during the day. Temperatures spending much of the time around 0 to +1.

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