Tuesday 10 September 2013

10/09/13

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 is high to the SW, but low to the E & N. Fronts will cross the area on Wednesday & Thursday, making for a less settled couple of days then.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A dry day & following a cloudy start, it should become brighter with good spells of sunshine. Winds will blow from between W & NW,force 3,(though currently, winds are SE force4) with highest temperatures up to 17 degrees.  Dry overnight, but cloud & rain reaching the area around dawn
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Temperature at obs. time today            0815hrs11.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)18.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)6.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1021mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE4
This month’s highest temperature to date23.0 (3rd)
This month’s lowest temperature to date4.8 (6th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date9.6mms (6th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE10.0mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in SEPTEMBER
Avg. max. temperature15.8Long term avg. rainfall80.5mms
Avg min. temperature7.7Wettest month159 (1981)
Record high temperature26.8 (1991)Driest month  5 (1972)
Record low temperature-2.5 (1995)

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

WEDNESDAY---A wet morning, but an improvement in the afternoon, with more broken cloud & sunny intervals. Best temperatures around 16.

THURSDAY---Variable amounts of cloud, with a few sunny intervals. A little rain likely for a time later in the day.







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