Saturday 12 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
A cold & cloudy day, with a little rain on occasions, as well as some dry spells. Later on in the day, any rain may well start to turn more to snow, but amounts are likely to be small, save in hilly areas further E & NE which may see rather more. Temperatures will spend most of the day in the range 2 to 3 & together with a light to moderate SE breeze, it will feel cold & raw.  AFTER DARK, it should be mainly dry, though with a few cloud breaks, frost is likely by dawn.

Temperature at obs. time today          09152.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)3.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1015mbs
Wind at observation time todayE1
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 DATE14.8mms

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)

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
SUNDAY----Frost at first & temperatures pegged close to freezing all day. Some snow will spread from the NW during the day, giving mainly light falls (1 or 2 cms,-- more on high ground)


MONDAY----Mainly cloudy, with further snow on occasions. Severe frost overnight.

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