Thursday, 23 January 2014

23/01/14

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.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Partly cloudy, though with some dry spells & sunny intervals. One or two showers are also possible, though these should be mainly light, with more of them further west than Pitlochry. Winds W to NW, mostly force 2 to 4, with maximum temperatures reaching 3 or 4 degrees.   Dry for much of the overnight period, with a slight frost likely.

NEXT 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY

FRIDAY---Cloudy, with a period of sleet or snow for a time, this gradually turning back to rain as temperatures edge up. Rain is then likely to be on & off for much of the rest of the day, though only light & drizzly at times. Temperatures slowly rising from near zero at first to 4 or 5 overnight. Winds SE3.

SATURDAY---Partly cloudy, with a few dry bright spells & an occasional shower, which could be wintry.                     Max.temp.4   Wind SW4 & a touch of frost overnight. 



Temperature at obs. time today              0845hrs2.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.8
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.8
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)4.7mms
Barometer at observation time today998mbs
Wind at observation time todayWNW4
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 DATE139.2mms

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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