Saturday 5 October 2013

05/10/13

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.
Warm for October in many places yesterday. Strathallan reached 18.7, while Aboyne managed 19.3.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Still some low cloud patches on the hills & mist in places in the valley, but generally, cloud has broken well in the past hour or two. A dry day is expected, with some sunny intervals, though on occasions, there may well be a fair amount of cloud around. Winds will be force 2 from the S or SW, while maximum temperatures should reach 15 or 16. There may be a band of light rain affecting the area later in the night, as a weak front moves through from the NW.

Temperature at obs. time today                0845hrs10.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)9.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.3mms
Barometer at observation time today1013mbs
Wind at observation time todaycalm
This month’s highest temperature to date*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date13.7 (2nd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE19.9mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in OCTOBER
Avg. max. temperature11.9Long term avg. rainfall106.4mms
Avg min. temperature4.8Wettest month178 (2001)
Record high temperature18.6 (1997)Driest month 14 (2003)
Record low temperature-5.7 (2002)

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LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

SUNDAY----Perhaps a rather cloudy start, but a dry, bright day is expected with some sunshine at times. Winds will blow from the SW force 3 & best temperatures should reach around 16 or 17--rather warm for this time of year.

MONDAY---Some uncertainty just how much rain will carry through from the west, but the day is likely to be mainly cloudy with some occasional light rain. Still rather mild with a force 3 to 4 S to SW wind.






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