I see yesterday's papers had warnings of a chilly autumn & another "big freeze" this winter. That may turn out to be the case, but seasonal forecasting is in its infancy & egg still coats the faces of some at the Met Office who, only a couple of years ago, were on about BBQ summers that just didn't happen. A private company, Positive Weather Solutions, also seem hell-bent on gaining recognition in predicting well in advance. As all forecasters seem to struggle at times with what's likely to happen tomorrow, lets just stick with what we can usually guarantee to get mostly right!
PITLOCHRY TODAY
An overcast start, with a little patchy light rain for the next hour or so. Later on, there should be some lifting & breaking of the cloud to give some sunny intervals. Feeling fairly warm in any sunny intervals, with highest temperature around 17 or 18 degrees.
THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Clouds will thicken & lower during the evening, with some outbreaks of rain, becoming heavier & more persistent during the night. A mild night, with a low of 12.
OUTLOOK
SATURDAY---A cloudy morning, with some rain or showers at times. Some improvement seems likely during the afternoon, with some breaks in the cloud & some intervals of sunshine. Max. temp. around 16 or 17.
SUNDAY---The better day of the weekend. There should be broken cloud, with some sunny spells, with temperatures up to 16 or 17. More rain overnight.
THIS MORNING'S READINGS
The only online weather service using data recorded in Pitlochry. The data presented below comes from standard Met Office equipment however I also make use of an Automatic Weather Station.
| Temperature at obs. Time today 0900 | 13.0 |
| Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs) | 15.0 |
| Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs) | 11.4 |
| Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs) | 10.0 |
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs) | 6.7 |
Barometer at observation time today | 1003mbs |
Wind at observation time today | NW1 |
This month’s highest temperature to date * Details after 1st week | * |
| This month’s lowest temperature to date | * |
| This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date | * |
| This month’s total rainfall to date | * |
AVERAGES & EXTREMES SEPT
| Average Max. Temperature | 15.8 |
| Average Min. Temperature | 7.7 |
| Record High Temperature | 26.8 |
| Record Low Temperature | -2.5 |
| Long Term Average Rainfall | 80.5 |
| Wettest Month | 159 |
| Driest Month | 5 |
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