Wednesday, 22 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 morning should stay dry, with broken cloud & some sunshine.Cloud will have built up by this afternoon, with some showers around, though still with a few sunny intervals. It will feel distinctly cool, not helped by a force 4 NW wind. Maximum temperature 12 or 13.  TONIGHT---the odd shower & some clear spells & chilly. Maybe close to a slight ground frost in prone spots.

Temperature at obs. time today                    0830hrs10.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.9
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW4
This month’s highest temperature to date22.5 (20th)
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 DATE54.3mms

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
THURSDAY---Very disappointing, with strong N to NW winds & low temperatures. Some sunny intervals, but also more cloudy periods, with showers around. Ground frost possible overnight.
BETTER PROSPECTS FOR FRIDAY & THE WEEKEND, with less wind, higher temperatures & mostly dry with some sunshine.


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