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.

                Best day of the week---enjoy!

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A dry day, with broken cloud & sunny spells is expected. Winds will be light or moderate westerly, with maximum temperatures reaching a normal value of around 11. TONIGHT will be fine, though cool, perhaps with a touch of ground frost.

Temperature at obs. time today                   0815hrs	5.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	12.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	2.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today	1022mbs
Wind at observation time today	WNW3
This month’s highest temperature to date	14.0 (15th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-5.0 (6th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	14.2 (17th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	45.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in APRIL

Avg. max. temperature	11.3	Long term avg. rainfall	48.8mms
Avg min. temperature	2.7	Wettest month	101.6 (2005)
Record high temperature	23.5 (1984)	Driest month	2.8 (1980)
Record low temperature	-5.7 (2012)

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK     A dry SATURDAY expected, though with somewhat less bright sunshine than Friday. Winds moderate to fresh from the SW, with highest temperatures around 11 or 12.   SUNDAY, in contrast, is expected to start cloudy with some rain, though this should be dying out during the afternoon, with a few sunny intervals.