Monday 24 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.
NOTE THE ARTICLE BELOW ON GLOBAL/LOCAL WARMING
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Broken cloud & some sunny intervals. It should be mostly dry, but there may just be an odd shower, more likely to the E or N of Pitlochry. It will still be breezy, force 3 or 4 from the NW, though lighter by the end of the day. Today's visibility should be very good. Maximum temperatures expected to reach 17.  TONIGHT---Dry, cloud breaks & rather cool for the season, perhaps down to 5.
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Temperature at obs. time today                0830hrs11.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)14.9
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.6mms
Barometer at observation time today1018mbs
Wind at observation time todayNNW4
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 DATE32.1mms

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)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

The next 2 days are expected to be largely dry, with broken cloud & some spells of sunshine. Winds will stay in a W quarter, mainly light to moderate. Maximum temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees.





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