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. Surprisingly persistent mainly light snow falling during the past 24hrs, fortunately wet in texture, so little actually lying. Long-term local record shattered for lowest April maximum,with yesterday only reaching 2 degrees (previous record 3.2 in 1994)
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in APRIL
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Cloudy, with a little sleet or snow at times, mainly this morning. There may be some brightness this afternoon. Still feeling cold, around 4 or 5 ( instead of 10 or 11), with winds between E. & S.E. force 3.
TONIGHT should be mainly dry with a few cloud breaks & a slight frost.
TONIGHT should be mainly dry with a few cloud breaks & a slight frost.
| Temperature at obs. time today 0815 | 1.0 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)--new record low | 2.0 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 0.3 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -0.3 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | 2.4mms |
| Barometer at observation time today | 1014mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | ESE2 |
| This month’s highest temperature to date | 11.0 (6th) |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | -5.0 (6th) |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | 2.4 (7th) |
| THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE | 2.4mms |
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) |
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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK Remaining cold (mostly around 5 degrees below normal), with winds from E. or N. E. mostly force 3 to 5, giving wind chill. There should be some dry, bright periods with strong sunshine, but also some more cloudy periods with showers or longer spells of rain, sleet, or wet snow. There are likely to be slight overnight frosts.
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