Wednesday 29 January 2014

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER!
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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY
Further bands of showery rain moving in from the SE, will continue to affect the area throughout the day. The worst of the rain is likely to be during the morning, with some easing p.m.  Winds will blow from the SE, force 4 to 6 initially, but easing down during the day.  Temperatures should start off between 4 & 5, but will be falling gradually towards frost levels by evening. Showers overnight may start to turn wintry & Thursday may well start with a little snow & ice.
Next 2 DAYS IN PITLOCHRY
THURSDAY---Expected to be bitingly cold, with a SE wind & temperatures spending all day in the 0 to 2 range. On the positive side, it should be much drier, though a few snow flurries are possible, amounting to little.
It is likely to remain mostly cloudy.
FRIDAY---Still very cold, but now a new, deep Atlantic depression moves in to do battle with the cold air over Britain & Northern Europe. This may well result in some snowfall for a time, before later turning to sleet.


Temperature at obs. time today                      0845hrs4.9
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)5.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)1.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-1.2
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)30.4mms
Barometer at observation time today998mbs
Wind at observation time todayE5
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 DATE212.8/mms

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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