Saturday 19 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.
5cms of snow lying yesterday morning, has now become 9cms.  (Station altitude is 140ms)
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A mainly cold & cloudy day, with some snow showers, especially this morning,when another mm or two may be added to what is already lying. Showers should become more scattered during the afternoon. Winds will be moderate or fresh from E to SE. The NIGHT should be mainly dry, with some clear spells & a frost.

Temperature at obs. time today              0845+0.8
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)+1.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)4.5mms
Barometer at observation time today1004mbs
Wind at observation time todayE3
This month’s highest temperature to date10.7 (4th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-6.2 (16th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date7.3 (7th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE27.4mms

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

SUNDAY   A mainly dry & bright day, though temperatures spending much of the day close to freezing & below early & late. Winds still in the E/SE. Very little thawing going on.


MONDAY   Probably a cloudy day, with some further snowfall & stronger E winds.
Temperatures will again stay close to zero much of the time.

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