Tuesday 31 December 2013

31/12/13

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

A band of showery rain moving through, most of it between 10 &1400hrs. After that,there should be some dry spells, with broken cloud & some sunny intervals,though a more cloudy spell with showers is still likely.Winds will be SE force 2, with max.temp. up to 6 degrees. A further cloudy spell, with light rain is likely  during the evening.The night is likely to end up cold & damp.

LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

NEW YEAR'S DAY

A cold start, but mainly dry during the morning. Unfortunately, a spell of rain is likely to reach Pitlochry around 1430 & thereafter, it will be wet well into the evening. Winds will be SE 4 to 5, with best temperatures up to 6 degrees, late in the day.

THURSDAY should be better. Mostly dry, though rather cloudy, with temperatures up to 5.
   


Temperature at obs. time today                     1000hrs5.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.7
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-3.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)7.4mms
Barometer at observation time today994mbs
Wind at observation time todayE4
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 DATE236.7mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in DECEMBER
Avg. max. temperature5.7Long term avg. rainfall*
Avg min. temperature-0.3Wettest month*
Record high temperature14.4(1983)Driest month*
Record low temperature-18.2(1995)

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