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.
A dry start. Some light snow is likely by late morning, but gradually turning to sleet then rain during the afternoon, becoming more persistent & heavier, lasting on & off throughout the evening. Temperatures will spend much of the day around 1 or 2 degrees, though perhaps reaching 4 by the evening, falling back towards freezing again later in the night. A raw, fresh SE wind will blow for much of the day, mostly around force 4.
CHRISTMAS OUTLOOK
CHRISTMAS EVE
Cloudy throughout & overcast at times.Rain is likely to affect the area during the afternoon & evening.
HOWEVER---THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE WIND STRENGTH, WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50MPH FOR MUCH OF THE TIME (FROM SSW)
CHRISTMAS DAY-- Much better---dry with some sunny intervals, though cold & breezy
(max. temp 3, Wind SW4) A touch of frost overnight.
BOXING DAY---Dry & cold with some patchy low cloud & valley mist patches too. Winds lighter S force 2, but temperatures spending much of the day around just 1 or 2
| Temperature at obs. time today 0830 | 0.9 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) | 2.2 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 0.2 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | -2.3 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) | 18.8mms |
| Barometer at observation time today | 993mbs |
| Wind at observation time today | SSW1 |
| 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 | 140.9mms |
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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