Sunday 23 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.
Not brilliant today, but should be better by evening & prospects good for much of the coming week.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
An overcast start with some rain. With time, the rain should become more showery in nature, with some dry spells & sunny intervals, though still the risk of the odd downpour. Temperatures pegged at around 16 & winds freshening from the NW.  THIS EVENING & TONIGHT should be mostly dry with some clear spells & a larger- than- average full moon!

Temperature at obs. time today                  0815hrs11.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)15.8
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)14.2mms
Barometer at observation time today998mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW1
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 date14.2 (22nd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE31.5mms

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)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

MONDAY & TUESDAY should be mostly dry, with broken cloud & some sunshine. Monday will be breezy, Tuesday less so. It should feel pleasant in the longer spells of sunshine, though actual air temperatures will reach a below average 16 to 17 degrees.

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