Wednesday 18 September 2013

18/09/13

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.
Currently, all showers over Scotland are around Western & Northern coasts & mountain areas. After a hiccup tomorrow, things look set for a mainly dry Friday & weekend.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A day of broken cloud & spells of sunshine. The morning is unlikely to see any showers, but one or two are possible this afternoon.The WNW wind should be a little lighter & highest temperatures should reach about 14 degrees.  TONIGHT is likely to be dry with clear spells with lowest temperatures below 5, with local ground frost likely.

Temperature at obs. time today               0845hrs4.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)12.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.0mm
Barometer at observation time today997
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date23.0 (3rd)
This month’s lowest temperature to date0.5 (16th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date9.6 (6th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE24.2mms

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

THURSDAY & FRIDAY----A dry start to Thursday, but rain soon arriving from the SW.  The rest of the morning & into the afternoon will remain wet, though the most persistent & heavier rain is likely in the a.m. period. Later the rain should become lighter & more occasional, with possibly some drier, brighter conditions by evening.  Winds will be E to SE force 2, with temperatures up to 12.
FRIDAY should be much better---mainly dry with some sunny intervals, winds in the SW & temperatures up a degree or so.







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