Wednesday 20 November 2013

20/11/13

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.  Currently, a deep low over the northern North Sea is giving cold, showery & windy conditions. Later in the week & over the weekend, high pressure will be extending its influence & the weather will settle down, with mostly dry conditions,some sunshine, though still cold with frost & some fog patches overnight. During this period, daytime max.temps. will range from 3 to 5, overnight from 0 to -3. Winds will be light to moderate, mostly from the W.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Today is likely to be the most unsettled of the next 3 or 4. There are likely to be cloudy, showery periods (snow on the higher hills), interspersed with dry spells with some sunshine, Winds will pick up to become N to NW force 4 or 5, with max.temps. only around 4 with a touch of frost tonight.

Temperature at obs. time today              0900hrs2.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)3.7
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)12.0mms
Barometer at observation time today995mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW1
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 date14.7(2nd)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE56.6mms

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)

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.


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