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

A day of broken cloud & some sunny intervals & perhaps an isolated sleet or wet snow shower. Winds still from the E. or S.E. helping to make it feel cold, as temperatures remain around 4 degrees below the seasonal norm. TONIGHT--- broken cloud with some clear spells & a frost, with  a slight risk of a passing sleet or snow shower.

Temperature at obs. time today                       0815	2.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	4.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-4.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	2.4mms
Barometer at observation time today	1006mbs
Wind at observation time today	E3
This month’s highest temperature to date	11.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-5.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	2.4mms
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, with winds in an easterly quarter, mostly around force 3 or 4. Daytime temperatures struggling around 6 or lower on Thursday (should be 10 or 11)
WEDNESDAY will be mostly dry with broken cloud & some sunshine. THURSDAY should become cloudy, with a spell of sleet or wet snow