Thursday 9 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
A rather unsettled & unreliable day, though there wil be dry spells, with some sunny intervals at times as well as a few showers around during more cloudy periods.  Becoming generally more cloudy later on, with some rain during the evening & night. Feeling rather cool in fresh winds blowing from ,between E & SE, maximum temperatures around 13.

Temperature at obs. time today                       0815hrs8.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)7.1mms
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE2
This month’s highest temperature to date20.0 (7th)
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 DATE39.0mms

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
FRIDAY---Mostly dry a.m. with some sunshine & feeling a touch less cool. Some showers are possible during the afternoon, with some more general rain during the evening & overnight. Winds back into the W. moderate in strength.
SATURDAY---Cloudy with a little rain to start the day, but becoming drier & brighter by afternoon with some sunshine & the odd shower around. Still cool out of the sun.



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