Saturday 14 December 2013

15/12/13

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


Becoming cloudy, with a spell of rain this afternoon. Max. temp. 7 or 8, with E to SE winds force 3 or 4. The evening & the first part of the night should be mostly dry, with only scattered showers. More rain later in the night. Ground frost likely.



LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK
MONDAY---a.m.scattered showers & dry spells, but a band of rain later in the day. Winds SW 3 or 4 & feeling cold (max.temp. only 4) Clear spells later in the night leading to a touch of ground frost.
TUESDAY---Mainly dry & bright with sunny intervals. Winds S to SW 4 or 5 & feeling cold at 3 or 4 degrees. Again, a ground frost is likely overnight.
WEDNESDAY---Things deteriorate, with cloud & rain dominating the day. Winds will be picking up S force 4 to 6, with gales likely overnight. The only positive feature is milder temperatures (perhaps up to 7).

Temperature at obs. time today     12noon       6.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)10.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)7.8mms
Barometer at observation time today1005mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE4
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 DATE42.0mms

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)

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.


No comments:

Post a Comment