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 TODAYA day of scattered showers (of snow on surrounding hills), but also some dry spells & a few sunny intervals. Feeling colder than of late, with max. temp. only about 5, with a W to SW wind at force 4.
There is likely to be a ground frost by the end of the night.
FURTHER OUTLOOK
TUESDAY--Perhaps the best day of the week. There is expected to be an early frost, at least on the ground, leading to a dry day with some sunny intervals. It will, however, feel cold, with a max.temp of only 3 or 4, with a fresh S wind, strengthening by late evening.
WEDNESDAY---May well be the worst day of the week, dominated by cloud & rain, though on the positive side, somewhat milder at 7 degrees. Winds will be force 4 to 5 from the S or SE.
THURSDAY---Cold & windy, with a max temp of only about 3 degrees. There should be spells of dry weather, though a few showers could occur, these possibly becoming more wintry as the day goes on with slight snow accumulations likely by Friday morning.
TUESDAY--Perhaps the best day of the week. There is expected to be an early frost, at least on the ground, leading to a dry day with some sunny intervals. It will, however, feel cold, with a max.temp of only 3 or 4, with a fresh S wind, strengthening by late evening.
WEDNESDAY---May well be the worst day of the week, dominated by cloud & rain, though on the positive side, somewhat milder at 7 degrees. Winds will be force 4 to 5 from the S or SE.
THURSDAY---Cold & windy, with a max temp of only about 3 degrees. There should be spells of dry weather, though a few showers could occur, these possibly becoming more wintry as the day goes on with slight snow accumulations likely by Friday morning.
| Temperature at obs. time today 0845hrs | 4.4 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) | 8.6 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 0.5 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -1.6 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | 4.3mms |
| Barometer at observation time today | 999mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | W3 |
| This month’s highest temperature to date | 12.7(12th) |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | -1.4(7th) |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | 21.3(4th) |
| THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE | 46.3mms |
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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