Wednesday, 12 June 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.
Low pressure & associated fronts now control our weather & will continue to do so for several days.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
The day will start overcast, with patchy light rain or drizzle for an hour or two yet. Later in the morning, cloud should begin to lift & break. The afternoon should see broken cloud & some sunny intervals, with near normal temperatures close to 17 or 18. Winds will start off SE, but freshen from the W later.  TONIGHT may see some further outbreaks of showery rain.

Temperature at obs. time today                      0845hrs11.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)14.8
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)10.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)2.4mms
Barometer at observation time today1002mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE2
This month’s highest temperature to date23.1 (8th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.8 (2nd)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date2.4mms (11th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE3.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JUNE
Avg. max. temperature17.4Long term avg. rainfall61.7mms
Avg min. temperature8.5Wettest month212.6 (1966)
Record high temperature29.3 (2006)Driest month12.7 (1988)
Record low temperature0.0 (1998)

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

Changeable conditions for the next few days, with a mixture of some bands of rain, interspersed with drier, brighter periods with sunny intervals. Daytime temperatures should be near or a little below the seasonal normal.



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