Thursday 12 September 2013

12/09/13

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.
It looks like Thursday evening & parts of Sunday will be the wettest times. Winds will stay fairly light until Sunday when a deep depression will stir things up somewhat.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Dry today until later this afternoon. Cloud will be broken, with some intervals of sunshine, before an increase in cloud before the rain arrives. Much of the rain should be light, though there is likely to be a heavier band for an hour or so. By mid to late evening, things should start to dry out, leading to a dry, cool night with some clear spells. Temperatures should reach 16 or 17 during the afternoon, with light winds from SW to NW.

Temperature at obs. time today             0900hrs12.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)16.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)2.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1016mbs
Wind at observation time todayS2
This month’s highest temperature to date23.0 (3rd)
This month’s lowest temperature to date4.8 (8th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date9.6mms (6th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE12.2mms

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)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

FRIDAY & SATURDAY should be mostly dry, partly cloudy but with some sunny intervals. It is likely to feel rather cool, with 12 to 14 at best. Winds W to NW force 2 or 3.  SUNDAY will become windy, with some rain, as a deep depression crosses Scotland.




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