Thursday 2 January 2014

02/01/14

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

There should be an improvement on yesterday,with some dry spells & even a little sunshine. However, there will be some showers around the region & we are unlikely to escape altogether. Temperatures are likely to spend much of the day in the 4 to 5 range, with winds between SW & SE, mainly around force 2 to 4.  Towards midnight, a spell of more general rain is expected & this will set the pattern of things for Friday.

FURTHER OUTLOOK

FRIDAY
A windy & unsettled day, with showers or longer spells of rain. Winds will blow from between SW & SE, perhaps with gusts up to 40mph on occasions during the day. Highest temperatures 5, falling back to 2 in overnight clear spells.
SATURDAY
Much more settled, though rather cloudy & feeling cold.


Temperature at obs. time today                   0915hrs3.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.1
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)21.1mms
Barometer at observation time today979mbs
Wind at observation time todayNE1
This month’s highest temperature to date*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE21.1mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109mms
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273
Record high temperature13.7Driest month  11
Record low temperature-19.6

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