Sunday, 19 January 2014

19/01/14

A WARM WELCOME TO PITOCHRY 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.

TODAY IN PITLOCHRY

A significant fall of rain in the past 24 hours & just a little more to fall today. However, the trend is towards becoming dry later today.  There is a force 4, E wind at present making the current 7 degrees feel colder & in fact temperatures will keep falling during the day & night to end up with widespread mist & fog & temperatures close to freezing, well before dawn tomorrow.

NEXT 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY

MONDAY---A mainly dry day, though some of the mist & fog could be rather persistent, with more of it forming overnight. The day will be colder, with a max. of 4, with a touch of ground frost later in the night. Winds SE force 2.

TUESDAY---Dry & cold at first, with mist patches likely. A dry morning, with max. no better than 2, then further rain (perhaps sleet) from lunchtime onwards. Winds still in the SE, about force 3.




Temperature at obs. time today                 0900hrs7.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)7.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)3.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)24.6mms
Barometer at observation time today991mbs
Wind at observation time todayE4
This month’s highest temperature to date9.2
This month’s lowest temperature to date-4.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date24.6mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE113.3mms

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

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