Tuesday, 16 July 2013

16/07/13

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 East Coast has fared well in the past day or two, with fresh W. winds. Yesterday, Leuchars reached 24.2.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY   (*  A few patches of drizzle/ lighr rain around early on)
Dry.* Variable amounts of cloud, perhaps rather dominant for a time, but better prospects of some spells of sunshine as the day goes on. Winds should be only force 2 today, with max. temp. reaching 21 or more, depending on sunshine amounts. Some East Coast places may touch 25, with the best of today's sunshine.   TONIGHT---rather cloudy & very mild

Temperature at obs. time today               0830hrs18.1
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)22.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)15.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)13.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1022mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW1
This month’s highest temperature to date28.3 (9th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date6.3 (1st)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE8.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JULY
Avg. max. temperature19.2Long term avg. rainfall60.5mms
Avg min. temperature10.4Wettest month153 (2002)
Record high temperature30.0 (1983)Driest month4.6 (1983)
Record low temperature1.5 (2004)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

Partly cloudy on WEDNESDAY, but still some spells of warm sunshine (maximum 23).
THURSDAY should see more sunshine, with top temperature up to 24 or 25.
FRIDAY & THE WEEKEND look very promising, with high pressure dominating.
Maximum temperatures should reach at least 25, but North Sea coasts may begin to be plagued by some sea fog, which may spread some way inland, especially overnight & into the mornings.  ANY RAINFALL UNLIKELY.

SEE FEATURE BELOW ON JULY WEATHER   (produced yesterday p.m.)





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