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----It will a very cold & mainly cloudy day, with a fresh SE wind. There will be some dry, brighter intervals, but also some mainly light snow on occasions, especially during the afternoon & evening. There are likely to be an additional 3 to 5 cms lying here by Sat. morning, but more on the hills to the E. & NE where drifting is likely. Occasional snow is also expected overnight, sometimes moderate in intensity.Temperatures will spend much of the time between 0 & +1.
PROBABLY LESS SNOW THAN MANY LOCALS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN EXPECTING!!
| Temperature at obs. time today 0900 | -0.1 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) | +0.9 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -1.0 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -5.0 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | nil |
| Barometer at observation time today | 1007mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | E3 |
| This month’s highest temperature to date | 10.7 (4th) |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | -6.2 (16th) |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | 7.3 (7th) |
| THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE | 22.9mms |
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
WEEKEND Remaining mostly cloudy & very cold with a biting E.wind. Once again, there are likely to be further outbreaks of snow, mostly light, though occasionally moderate.There should also be some dry spells. Areas to the E. & NE of Pitlochry are likely to have the largest accumulations of snow & some drifting. So by Monday morning---still very cold, with a few cms of snow still lying in & around Pitlochry
WEEKEND Remaining mostly cloudy & very cold with a biting E.wind. Once again, there are likely to be further outbreaks of snow, mostly light, though occasionally moderate.There should also be some dry spells. Areas to the E. & NE of Pitlochry are likely to have the largest accumulations of snow & some drifting. So by Monday morning---still very cold, with a few cms of snow still lying in & around Pitlochry
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