Monday 6 January 2014

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.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
The day is expected to mainly rather cloudy, with spells of showery rain at times. There will, however, be some dry slots, when cloud will be more broken with a few sunny intervals.  During the heaviest of the showers, winds are likely to be gusty, though overall, winds should be in a range 3 to 4, mostly from between SE & SW. Temperatures should be a little above average, reaching 7 or 8 degrees. The night should stay frost-free.


LOCAL AREA OUTLOOK

TUESDAY----Again, temperatures up a little on average values. Still rather unsettled, with cloudy spells bringing some showery rain, though brighter slots where cloud is more broken.Winds SW 4 or 5, with top temperatures around 7 degrees. Again the night should be frost-free.
WEDNESDAY----A drier, brighter day is expected, with any showers being rather isolated. It is likely to feel a little colder, though the SW wind should be somewhat lighter. The night, with clear spells, is expected to be closer to frost levels.




Temperature at obs. time today                              0845hrs6.2
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)6.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-0.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)14.1mms
Barometer at observation time today976mbs
Wind at observation time todayESE3
This month’s highest temperature to date7.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date-0.8
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date21.1mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE56.7mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109mms
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273mms
Record high temperature13.7Driest month 11mms
Record low temperature-19.6

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