Friday 6 December 2013

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.   OUTLOOK----
SATURDAY is likely to start with a light snow cover, but any snow or sleet still falling should die out to leave a mainly dry but cloudy day. Temperatures should slowly rise
throughout the day & overnight, when a little light rain is expected.
SUNDAY should be mainly cloudy but with a good deal of dry weather. Temperatures should reach a mild 9, with winds mostly W to SW 3 or 4.
MONDAY is expected to be mainly rather cloudy, but dry & still mild, with winds W to SW 3 or 4 & max temp 9.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
A frosty start with a slight snow cover. The morning should see plenty of sunshine, though the thermometer will be slow to rise much above zero. The cold will be intensified by a force 2 to 3 NW breeze.Cloud will gradually increase this afternoon & by mid- evening should be thick enough to give some occasional, mainly light snow. This may turn more sleety towards morning, but a light snow cover seems likely, with temperatures close to freezing at first.

Temperature at obs. time today            0900-1.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-5.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.2mms
Barometer at observation time today1023mbs
Wind at observation time todayNW2
This month’s highest temperature to date10.5(1st)
This month’s lowest temperature to date-1.2(6th)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date21.3(4th)
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE25.0mms

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 month23.8(1975)
Record low temperature-18.2(1995)

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