Saturday, 25 January 2014

25/01/14

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---22cms of snow lying, with snow at times during the day. By the morning of the 26th, 30cms (1 foot) of snow lying--Jan 2013's maximum.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Areas of cloud & showers passing through, interspersed by drier interludes with more broken cloud.
Temperatures starting out at their maximum (5 degrees), with a gradual fall during the day, giving a slight overnight frost. Winds fresh from the W.

NEXT 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY
SUNDAY---Spells of wet snow, sleet or rain, especially a.m. Significant falls of snow above 300ms.  There should be a few drier, brighter spells during the afternoon, though with further rain or sleet likely overnight. A cold day with maximum 3 degrees, just 1 overnight & winds force 4 to 6 from the SE.

MONDAY---Mainly cloudy, with further rain or sleet at times.  Feeling cold, with temperatures around 2 or 3 & winds force 4 or 5 from E to SE.


Temperature at obs. time today             09305.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)6.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)0.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)12.3mms
Barometer at observation time today999mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE1
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 DATE151.5

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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