Saturday, 29 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.
The pattern overall for the next few days, sees most of the rain further west, drier towards the East Coast & winds from a westerly quarter. Temperatures a degree or two below normal.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Much of the day will be dry, but cloud may thicken enough for a time late afternoon/early evening to give a little rain from a weak front. That apart, there should be rather cloudy skies & a few bright or sunny intervals. Winds will be W to SW force 2 or 3 & maximum temperatures will reach 14 or 15 (around 3 degrees below normal),  TONIGHT should be dry, though cloudy at times.

Temperature at obs. time today                  0830hrs11.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)19.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1019mbs
Wind at observation time todayW3
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 DATE36.6mms

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

In one word, "changeable".  A fair amount of dry weather, occasionally interrupted by weak rain belts, especially on Tuesday. Always rather cloudy, with sunshine mostly limited to glimpses & short intervals within partly cloudy skies. Winds in a westerly quarter & temperatures a degree or two below the seasonal norm of around 18.



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