Tuesday 20 September 2011

TUESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER

HEADLINES @ 0815Hrs
A little colder overnight than expected, giving the first ground frost of September at this site. At 0700Hrs, there was plenty of clear sky around, but by 0815hrs, clouds were beginning to increase from the west, threatening some showers within the not-too-distant future.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
After a dry start, with some early sunshine, cloud will tend to build to give a few, mainly light showers. There will still be some sunny intervals around, with dry spells.Winds will be moderate W to SW, with highest temperatures around 15.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Any remaining showers should die out & much of the night will see partly cloudy skies, but also some clear spells. Cloud is likely to increase later in the night. Minimum temperatures 8.

OUTLOOK
WEDNESDAY----A cloudy morning, with rain spreading from the west. During the afternoon, rain will clear & skies break to give some sunshine. Breezy, with top temperatures around 14.
THURSDAY----Broken cloud, some sunshine & a few showers.


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 08157.3
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)15.3
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)5.2
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-0.5
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
0.4mms
Barometer at observation time today
1007mbs
Wind at observation time today
N2
This month’s highest temperature to date
18.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date5.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date17.6mms
This month’s total rainfall to date 87.6mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES SEPT.
Average Max. Temperature15.8
Average Min. Temperature7.7
Record High Temperature26.8
Record Low Temperature-2.5
Long Term Average Rainfall80.5
Wettest Month159
Driest Month5

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