04/10/13

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.    Thursday was certainly not the best of days locally, but at least we missed the worst of the rain that had been promised.  Inverbervie had 23.2mms, West Freugh 28.8mms, Glasgow 37.0mms & Tyndrum 43.8mms.. Landslips were back again on the A83.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Mist & murk for a while & possibly some spits of drizzle, but by lunchtime it should be looking brighter, with the prospect of a dry, bright & rather warm afternoon. Winds W force 2. Best temperatures 17 here & possibly 19 on parts of the E. Coast.  TONIGHT---Dry & mild

Temperature at obs. time today                0845hrs	12.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	15.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	12.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	11.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	5.9mms
Barometer at observation time today	1001mbs
Wind at observation time today	N1
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	13.7mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	19.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in OCTOBER

Avg. max. temperature	11.9	Long term avg. rainfall	106.4mms
Avg min. temperature	4.8	Wettest month	178 (2001)
Record high temperature	18.6 (1997)	Driest month	14 (2003)
Record low temperature	-5.7 (2002)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

WEEKEND----Promising !   Broken cloud, sunshine at times, SW winds force 3 & maximum temperatures average or slightly above (15 to 17 ).