Saturday 11 May 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
The day will start rather cloudy, perhaps with the odd spot of rain..Some sunny intervals are likely, more so this afternoon, but also the risk of a few showers around the area then increases. Winds will be generally moderate from the W or SW & it will be a couple of degrees cooler than average with around 12 or 13 at best. TONIGHT should become mostly dry, with cloud breaks developing, with a risk of a touch of grass frost in prone spots.

Temperature at obs. time today                     0900hrs7.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)4.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)2.6mms
Barometer at observation time today998mbs
Wind at observation time todayvariable 1
This month’s highest temperature to date20.0 (7th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date3.0 (4th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date29.2 (3rd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE42.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in MAY
Avg. max. temperature14.8Long term avg. rainfall61.5mms
Avg min. temperature5.2Wettest month149 (1975)
Record high temperature26.1 (2012)Driest month16 (1994)
Record low temperature-3.7 (1995)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
Generally changeable for the next 2 days, with always the likelihood of some cloudy periods, with showers or  longer spells of rain on occasions.
There will also be some dry spells too, with some sunny intervals. Temperatures will be 3 or 4 degrees below the mid-May normal, with the nights quite chilly & prone to a grass frost.

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