Saturday 14 December 2013

14/12/13

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.
PITLOCHRY TODAY
Cloudy. A dry start, but rain is expected to reach the area by late morning, giving a wet afternoon.
During the evening & overnight a few showers are possible, but there should be some dry spells with clearing skies at times. Winds will blow from S to SE during daylight hours, increasing up to force 4 to 6. it will feel less mild than of late (up to about 8), with a slight frost, at least on the ground, by early tomorrow morning.

FURTHER OUTLOOK
SUNDAY---A dry, bright morning, but a spell of rain during the afternoon.Clear spells & the odd shower overnight. Max.temp 7 or 8, down to 3 overnight. Winds fresh to strong from between SE & SW.
MONDAY--Mainly dry, bright & breezy, with a shower possible. Feeling cold, with max.temp no better than 5 & an overnight ground frost.
TUESDAY---Mainly dry, bright & breezy. Feeling cold at 4 or 5. A ground frost in prone spots.



Temperature at obs. time today                         0830hrs4.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)11.8
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.7
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.6mms
Barometer at observation time today1009mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE3
This month’s highest temperature to date12.7(12th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.4(7th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date21.3(4th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE34.2mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER
Avg. max. temperature5.7Long term avg. rainfall92.22mms
Avg min. temperature-0.3Wettest month204.2(2012)
Record high temperature14.4(1983)Driest month 23.8(1975)
Record low temperature-18.2(1995)

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