Wednesday 9 October 2013

09/10/13

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.
Aberdeen Airport reached 20 degrees yesterday. Probably it will be less than half that today !!
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Much colder. Partly cloudy, with some sunny intervals, but also some more cloudy spells with showers. Winds will be force 4 to 5 from between W & NW, while maximum temperatures struggle around 9.   TONIGHT---Just about dry, though staying breezy. Sheltered spots, prone to frost, may get a touch of ground frost
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Temperature at obs. time today            0845hrs7.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)17.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)5.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.7mms
Barometer at observation time today1014mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW2
This month’s highest temperature to date18.4 (6th )
This month’s lowest temperature to date5.0 (9th )
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date13.7 (2nd )
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE22.1mms

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

THURSDAY---Mainly dry, with some decent spells of sunshine. Winds force 4 N to NW, so remaining cold, with maximum temperature 9 or 10.  Many places getting a ground frost overnight, while the most prone spots get an air frost.

FRIDAY to SUNDAY----Dry for the most part, but tending to become more cloudy with time, as each day tends to bring rather more cloud off the North Sea. Winds veering to NE, though with some decrease from Wed. & Thurs. Temperatures up just a touch, but below what they should be in the first half of October.









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