Tuesday 28 January 2014

28//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
A bright start, with temperatures above frost level & with very little shower activity around this morning. From lunchtime, it is expected to become much more cloudy from the SE, with fairly frequent showers or longer spells of rain, this situation persisting through the evening & into the overnight period.  Temperatures will spend most of the day around 3 or 4 & hold up through the night. (There will still be snowfall at high altitudes & the Cairngorms will again see atrocious conditions)

NEXT 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY

WEDNESDAY will find temperatures at their highest to begin with & a fall-off during the day, with a frost likely during the evening. At this stage, it looks as though low cloud & occasional rain will dominate the day, though much of this will be light & overall, rainfall totals should be lower. By dawn on Thursday, ice may well be a problem.
THURSDAY---sees the brief incursion of air from Northern Europe & with temperatures at 1 or 2 & SE winds force 3, it will feel very cold. There may be a few insignificant snow flurries, with dry weather for most of the time.



Temperature at obs. time today                0900hrs1.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)3.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)2.8mms
Barometer at observation time today983mbs
Wind at observation time todayW2
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 DATE182.4mms

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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