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

Mostly dry for much of the morning, with sunny intervals. Thereafter, more cloud will have built up, with the potential for a few showers, though dry spells will continue at times, with further sunny intervals. It should be a touch less cool at around 12, with moderate winds from between W & SW.  TONIGHT---showers dying out to leave well-broken cloud & clear spells. Temperatures falling to at least ground frost levels.

Temperature at obs. time today                        0815hrs	8.1
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	9.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	2.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	1.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	5.0mms
Barometer at observation time today	993mbs
Wind at observation time today	SSW3
This month’s highest temperature to date	20.0 (7th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date	0.2 (13th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	29.2 (3rd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	49.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in MAY

Avg. max. temperature	14.8	Long term avg. rainfall	61.5 mms
Avg min. temperature	5.2	Wettest month	149 (1975)
Record high temperature	26.1 (2012)	Driest month	16 (1994)
Record low temperature	-3.7 (1995)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
The weather continues in similar vein---rather cool, winds in a W quarter & a mix of sunny spells & a few showers. There may be ground frosts overnight.  It should become drier by Friday.