Friday, 17 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.
FRIDAY to SUNDAY----WEST is BEST
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A dry day ahead, with sunny intervals, with the western sky generally brighter than the eastern.  It is likely to become more generally cloudy later in the day. Winds will be light to moderate from the N. with maximum temperatures up to 14 degrees. TONIGHT will be mostly cloudy, though less cold than of late.

Temperature at obs. time today                        0830hrs7.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)14.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1009mbs
Wind at observation time todayE1
This month’s highest temperature to date20.0 (7th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.2 (13th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date29.2 (3rd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE51.1mms

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
SATURDAY is likely to be generally cloudy, with showers or even longer spells of rain. In any brightness, temperatures could reach 15, so feeling milder than recently.
SUNDAY should turn out much drier & though often rather cloudy, it should feel more spring-like with regard to temperature.  

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