Wednesday 22 January 2014

22/01/14

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.
                         *  A YEAR AGO TODAY, 25cms OF SNOW WAS LYING!!   *

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
The day will be mainly cloudy, though any rain is expected to be light & patchy.The evening may see a belt of showery rain. Max. temp. 5 degrees, winds SE2 & temperatures should hold a little above freezing overnight.

THE NEXT 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY
THURSDAY---The better of the days, though perhaps starting with some showery rain. Once this clears, much of the day should be dry with some sunny intervals. Max.temp. only about 3, with a fresh wind from W to NW. There is likely to be a slight frost overnight.

FRIDAY---The day may start dry & frosty, but is expected to go quickly downhill, with some snow initially, soon turning to sleet then rain,which is likely to continue for several hours. Temperatures at 2 or 3 for much of the time.



Temperature at obs. time today             0930hrs4.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)4.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)2.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)14.0mms
Barometer at observation time today999mbs
Wind at observation time todaySE2
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 DATE134.5mms

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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