Saturday 26 October 2013

26/10/13

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.    THE CLOCKS GO BACK 1HR TONIGHT.  THIS MEANS LIGHTER MORNINGS TEMPORARILY, BUT INCREASING HOURS OF DARKNESS CONTINUE UNTIL THE SOLSTICE, JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.    AVOID TRAVELLING TO SOUTHERN ENGLAND OR SOUTH WALES SUNDAY NIGHT or MONDAY (HEAVY RAIN & SEVERE GALES)

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
 It should remain dry until around 1600hrs, with the brightest skies & sunny intervals this morning. Cloud is likely to increase during the afternoon, with rain later. There will be more persistent & heavier rain further west, tending to fragment somewhat by the time it reaches Pitlochry. Winds mostly S or SE 2 or 3, with highest temperatures around 11 or 12.  TONIGHT mostly dry with some clear spells & rather chilly.

Temperature at obs. time today               0900hrs7.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.9
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.6
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)8.6mms
Barometer at observation time today995mbs
Wind at observation time todayW1
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 date16.1(19th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE92.5mms

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

SUNDAY---Is likely to be rather cloudy with areas of showery rain around, though also a few sunny intervals. It will be windy, initially from S or SE, but later turning more to SW.      ( It's likely to become exceptionally stormy in the south of Britain with structural damage & transport disruption expected overnight & on Monday). AVOID if NON-URGENT.




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