Saturday 21 December 2013

21/12/13

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
Mainly rather cloudy with showers expected at times throughout today & overnight. It will be breezy from the SW(force 3 to 5) & although on the mild side this morning, up to 6), temperatures will be on the slide thereafter, giving a ground frost later in the night.





                                               
  FURTHER OUTLOOK 
Continuing very unsettled.
SUNDAY-- Mainly cloudy, with showers turning increasingly to snow, perhaps with a longer spell of light snow. Windy (SW 4 or 5) . Cold, with the max.temp. only 2 & evening clear spells allowing a frost to form.

MONDAY--Mainly cloudy & windy, with a few showers of rain or wet snow. Winds becoming SE 4 to 6. Best temperature 4 degrees.

TUESDAY--Mainly cloudy, with occasional rain during the morning. Drier & brighter p.m. Cold, with temperatures mainly around 2 or 3 & very windy, with some gale-force gusts.                                                 


The rainfall total has trebled during the past 8 days. Tyndrum has had huge totals during this unsettled spell (58.6mms yesterday)


Temperature at obs. time today                      0845hrs5.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)8.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.1

Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)13.5mms
Barometer at observation time today996mbs
Wind at observation time todaySW2
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 DATE102.8mms

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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