FRI 8th JULY 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.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Much of the day promises to be dry, with broken cloud & sunny intervals.However, skies are expected to become more cloudy later in the day, with an increasing risk of showers or longer spells of rain. ( At present it looks as though places further east may receive the higher rainfall totals )

Max.Temp, 19 or 20        Wind  E to SE force 2 or 3         TONIGHT'S MIN TEMP. 11

SATURDAY---Probably better than originally expected, with dry, bright weather for much of the day. However, the risk of a shower increases during the late afternoon & early evening.

SUNDAY---Undoubtedly, the poorer of the weekend days, with a higher risk of showers, with some heavy & thundery, though still with drier slots & some sunny intervals.

Temperature at obs. time today 0900	14.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	18.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	10.4
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	8.4
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.7mm
Barometer at observation time today	1013mb
Wind at observation time today	SSE2
This month’s highest temperature to date	21.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date	4.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	13.9mm
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	33.7mm

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in AUGUST

Avg. max. temperature	18.8	Long term avg. rainfall	74.5mm
Avg min. temperature	9.8	Wettest month	211mm
Record high temperature	28.7	Driest month	8.9mm
Record low temperature	0.1

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