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

Dry for a lot of the time, with broken cloud & some sunshine. Chance of a shower p.m.  Feeling cool in the moderate NW breeze, with top temperature near 13.  TONIGHT---mainly dry with some clear spells & a ground frost in places.

Temperature at obs. time today                        0730	7.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	12.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	2.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.7mms
Barometer at observation time today	996mbs
Wind at observation time today	W3
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	50.3mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in MAY

Avg. max. temperature	14.8	Long term avg. rainfall	61.5mms
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
Mainly dry with broken cloud & some sunshine on THURSDAY, though still on the cool side. Prospects not so good for FRIDAY, when skies threaten to be more cloudy, with some occasional light rain or showers.