Tuesday 7 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
Low cloud at first should disperse during the first part of the morning, leaving a dry day, with plenty of strong sunshine.Winds have now turned into the SE, making for a "bracing feel" on the North Sea coast, but in Pitlochry, top temperatures should make 18. Some spots further west could reach 20.  TONIGHT will become partly cloudy, with the odd shower just possible, but it will remain mild.

Temperature at obs. time today                        0830hrs10.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)4.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todayS1
This month’s highest temperature to date17.7 (5th)
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 DATE31.8mms

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
WEDNESDAY---The morning should stay dry, with some brightness. Clouds will increase from the south during the afternoon, heralding spells of rain. It will be much cooler than Tuesday, with fresh easterly winds.
THURSDAY---Very cool for May, with fresh winds still from the east. Generally rather cloudy, with showers or longer spells of rain.


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