Wednesday 16 October 2013

16/10/13

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.      Some rather unsettled weather on the horizon, with rain featuring rather more than has been the case so far this month.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A cloudy day throughout, with little in the way of sunshine. There may be an isolated patch of slight rain or drizzle around, but it should stay essentially dry until late afternoon or early evening, when wet weather, with some spells of moderate rain, arrives from the SW.persisting well into the overnight period. Winds will blow from between E & SE, with best temperatures up to 11. No frost is expected tonight.
Temperature at obs. time today                0845hrs7.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)13.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)4.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1012mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE2
This month’s highest temperature to date18.4 (6th )
This month’s lowest temperature to date-2.6 (12th )
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date13.7 (2nd )
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE25.6mms

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 )

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

THURSDAY---Cloudy, with some occasional rain, mostly light & especially a.m.
                           Some drier spells may occur during the afternoon, but again, any                                       appearances of the sun are likely to be brief.  Winds SE 2 with 
                          temperatures up to 12.

FRIDAY & WEEKEND----Generally unsettled with often cloudy skies & more rain to come, as a number of fronts pass through.                     



              







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