Friday, 12 April 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.
  It's set to become milder by Sunday, but low pressure now dominates the scene, giving changeable conditions, with some rain & stronger winds at times.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Cloudy & feeling cold, with negligible amounts of slight rain on occasions. Best temperatures only around 5 (should be around 10 or 11). TONIGHT-- dry, partly cloudy, with lowest temperatures a touch above freezing.


Temperature at obs. time today                                    0815hrs2.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today996mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE1
This month’s highest temperature to date11.0 (6th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-5.0 (6th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.4 (7th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE4.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in APRIL
Avg. max. temperature11.3Long term avg. rainfall48.8mms
Avg min. temperature2.7Wettest month101.6 (2005)
Record high temperature23.5 (1984)Driest month2.8 (2012)
Record low temperature-5.7 (2012)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK (WEEKEND)

SATURDAY should be mostly cloudy, though dry until rain spreads into the area from the S.W. during the evening & lasting through the night. Still feeling cold, with SE winds, but no frost.   SUNDAY is expected to start wet, though become drier by afternoon, with some bright spells. Though windy, it will feel noticeably milder, with temperatures into double figures.

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