Tuesday, 20 August 2013

20/08/13

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.
Pressure continues to rise, but a small depression will cross Scotland overnight, bringing a wet spell to our area. Thereafter, pressure will be high to the east, with SE winds over the area, with the warmest & most settled conditions over S.E.England.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
The day will be dry, with much of the time seeing variable amounts of cloud & some sunny intervals. Winds will vary between SW & SE, mostly force 2 or 3, with maximum temperature up to near 19 degrees. The evening is likely to become generally cloudy, with rain by or before 8pm, this persisting  through the night & perhaps becoming heavy for a time after midnight..

Temperature at obs. time today                       0900hrs12.7
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)16.8
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)10.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1022mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date22.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date6.4
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to daten/a
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE26.2mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in AUGUST
Avg. max. temperature18.8Long term avg. rainfall74.5mms
Avg min. temperature9.8Wettest month211 (2004)
Record high temperature28.7 (1984)Driest month8.9 (1976)
Record low temperature0.1 (2012)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

WEDNESDAY---A damp start, with possibly a little rain left over from the night time period. Cloud is likely to be low & covering all high ground. Some improvement with time, perhaps with some intervals of sunshine, but there will also be cloudy belts with showers likely. Feeling rather warm (near 20), with light to moderate breezes from between SE & later W.

THURSDAY---Mostly dry, though partly cloudy. Perhaps a few bright or sunny intervals. Winds force 2 from the SE & temperatures near normal at around 18 degrees.



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