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. OUTLOOK----
SUNDAY---Mostly cloudy, with some mainly light rain (just occasionally moderate), on & off for much of the day, Rainfall always heavier & more persistent further west. Winds W to SW 3 to 4. Max temp up to 10 & falling little overnight.MONDAY---Mainly cloudy, but mostly dry. Winds SW4, max.temp. 9 & only down to 7 overnight.
TUESDAY---Mostly cloudy with some occasional rain a.m. Still mild at 9 & not falling much overnight. Winds SSW 4.
So in summary--becoming mild from Sunday, some rain on occasions, but more so further west. Not much sunshine, winds mainly between W & S moderate to fresh.
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Starting with below zero temperatures & a slight covering of snow. This morning is expected to be mostly dry, though somewhat overcast & temperatures will struggle to reach even + 2. The afternoon is likely to continue overcast with some patchy light rain (perhaps sleety initially), with this set-up persisting through the evening & night, with more rain to the west of us & less to the east. Winds will be light & variable & temperatures will keep rising through the evening & night to be close to 8 or 9 by morning.
| Temperature at obs. time today 0915hrs | -0.9 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) | +1.5 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -1.4 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -6.0 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | 0.4mms |
| Barometer at observation time today | 1019mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | SSW1 |
| This month’s highest temperature to date | 10.5(1st) |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | -1.2(6th) |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | 21.3(4th) |
| THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE | 25.4mms |
AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER
| Avg. max. temperature | 5.7 | Long term avg. rainfall | 92.22mms |
| Avg min. temperature | -0.3 | Wettest month | 204.2(2012) |
| Record high temperature | 14.4(1983) | Driest month | 23.8(1975) |
| Record low temperature | -18.2(1995) |
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