Thursday 27 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.
Over the next 4 days, the west will have more of the cloud & rain, while on & towards the East Coast, rainfall amounts will be small, with more cloud breaks & rather higher temperatures.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
There's been a little rain early on, but any left now should be light & patchy, dying out altogether by mid-morning. By afternoon we should see some lifting & breaking of the cloud, giving some sunny intervals. Winds will be W or NW force 2 or 3 & top temperatures should reach 17. TONIGHT should be dry & mild

Temperature at obs. time today               0830hrs11.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)18.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)10.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1026mbs
Wind at observation time todayWSW1
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 DATE32.3mms

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

FRIDAY should see a cloudy morning with a little rain at times. The afternoon is likely to see cloud breaks & some sunshine at times. Winds W to NW force 4, top temperature 17 or 18 (close to normal).
SATURDAY may start bright, but the afternoon is expected to become cloudy, with a little rain at times. Winds should be W to SW force 3 to 4 & top temperatures reaching 17.



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