Friday 4 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, mild & dry. There may be some brightness from time to tine, particularly in skies to the E & SE. Any drizzle is likely to be confined to high ground further west.  Winds will be from WNW, mostly about force 2 & highest temperatures should reach about 12. AFTER DARK, cloud may well lower to give misty conditions, but it should remain dry & rather mild.

Temperature at obs. time today       090010.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)4.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1029mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW3
This month’s highest temperature to date*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE*

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109mms
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273mms
Record high temperature13.7Driest month11mms
Record low temperature-19.6

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

Pressure is currently high over Biscay & low over Iceland, resulting in a mild W to SW airflow over the U.K.  Most of any rainfall at present will occur in W & NW Scotland.

WEEKEND---SATURDAY should be rather cloudy, mainly dry & fairly mild, with brightest skies towards the SE. Winds S/SW.  SUNDAY is likely to be rather less mild, with winds more in the SE. Clouds may well be lower, with an increasing chance of some patchy drizzle on occasions.



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