Saturday 11 January 2014

11/01/14

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     (It's been the coldest night since late November + trace of snow)

Essentially dry & cold today with some spells of sunshine.  However, there are 1 or 2 snow showers not far away which may just clip Pitlochry.  Best temperatures will struggle to 3 degrees, with a force 2 or 3 W to NW wind.
Frost will set in after dark.




LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

SUNDAY---A cold start, with patches of mist & fog around. Once these clear, it will leave a mainly cloudy day, though dry during daylight hours.  During the evening, a spell of rain is expected, which should lift the temperature by a couple of degrees.

MONDAY-- Cold, damp & misty, following the overnight rain, with things slow to improve. Patchy light rain is expected after dark.








Temperature at obs. time today             0930hrs+0.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.4
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-2.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-5.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)trace
Barometer at observation time today1010mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW1
This month’s highest temperature to date9.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date-2.8
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date21.1mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE69.2mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109mms
Avg min. temperature-0.9*Wettest month273mms
Record high temperature13.7Driest month11mms
Record low temperature-19.6

For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.


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