Sunday, 27 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.
Commencing on the 13th & lasting 'till the 26th, this "cold snap" has been rather more about snow than severe cold. For 13 days, the temperature never rose above +2.5, but for the last 10 nights has never fallen below-2.0.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Some cloudy, showery spells, but also some drier brighter slots as well. Top temperatures about 4 with moderate SW winds. OVERNIGHT, generally cloudy, with further showers, with lowest temperatures close to zero.
Temperature at obs. time today                               09003.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)N/A
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)6.1mms
Barometer at observation time today975mbs
Wind at observation time todaySW3/4
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 date12.4 (21st)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE69.6mms

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

MONDAY   A dry, bright morning, but cloud, rain & freshening winds spreading from the west, giving an increasingly wet p.m.  A rapid thaw, threatening to raise river levels


TUESDAY    More wet & windy weather spreading in as the day goes on.  River levels need watching.

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