Tuesday, 18 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.
It's worth clicking on GLOBAL DAYLIGHT MAP( in LINKS), to see how daylight & darkness are distributed across the world, as we approach the longest day.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
There're actually some patches of light rain around for the first half of the morning, but thereafter, it should be dry, with cloud lifting & breaking to give at least some sunny intervals during the afternoon & evening. Despite the slow start, temperatures should rise to near 20, with light & variable winds. TONIGHT should be dry with some clear spells.

Temperature at obs. time today                    0900hrs11.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)20.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
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 date10.6 (14th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE15.1mms

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

The next 2 days should be dry for the most part, though it is likely to be rather cloudy at times. It should feel warm in any longer sunny spells. Best temperatures are likely to be in a range 17 to 19, perhaps near 21 in any afternoon sunny spells. Winds will mostly blow from between S & W, mainly light to moderate in strength.









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