Friday 7 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.
A WARM 21 YESTERDAY, BUT A CHILLY NIGHT TO FOLLOW, WITH A FEW PRONE SPOTS CLOSE TO A GRASS FROST.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Very similar to yesterday, with the best of the sunshine this morning. Patches of cloud are likely to develop this afternoon, leaving broken sunshine. Still a small risk of a p.m. shower. Becoming warm by late morning, with temperatures peaking at 20 degrees. Winds light to moderate SE.  TONIGHT should be fine with some clear spells.

Temperature at obs. time today                     0830hrs11.7
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)21.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1027mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE1
This month’s highest temperature to date21.0 (6th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.8 (2nd)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date0.9mms (1st)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE0.9mms

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

A largely dry weekend is expected, with only a small shower risk. There should be a mix of sunny spells & patches of cloud, with the more prolonged sunshine tending to occur a.m. Temperatures should peak around 20 or 21, which is 3 or 4 degrees above average for early June in the local area.





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