Monday, 18 November 2013

18/11/13

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.   TUESDAY is expected to be very cold, but with some sunny spells. Winds moderate from the NW, while the thermometer spends a lot of time between -2 & +2. After dark, a spell of rain, perhaps some wet snow, is expected, with temperatures creeping up a little. WEDNESDAY should be very cold, with a fresh to strong NW wind. It should be mainly dry, with some broken cloud & sunny intervals.  THURSDAY should remain dry, with sunny intervals but a biting fresh N wind.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
The fog is expected to clear as the morning progresses, leaving a day of broken cloud & some sunny intervals. Winds should remain light to moderate from the NW, with temperatures up to 4 or 5 with a widespread frost tonight.

Temperature at obs. time today              0830hrs1.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.9
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.3mms
Barometer at observation time today1007mbs
Wind at observation time todayNE1
This month’s highest temperature to date13.0(16th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-5.5(5th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date14.7mms(2nd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE44.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in NOVEMBER
Avg. max. temperature8.3Long term avg. rainfall93.47mms
Avg min. temperature1.6Wettest month194.5(2009)
Record high temperature16.5(1997)Driest month 12.2(1957)
Record low temperature-12.6(1985)

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