Saturday 8 October 2011

SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
Something of a "come-down" after yesterday, with grey skies touching the hill tops & drizzle gently falling. Sunday should be the better day this weekend.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Cloudy throughout.  This morning, patchy light rain is expected, with perhaps a few spells of dry weather too. This afternoon, as a warm front approaches the area from the west, the rain may become a little heavier & rather more persistent. It will be a rather cold day, with temperatures pegged back to around 11.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Staying cloudy with further rain at times. Temperatures holding up at about 8.

OUTLOOK
SUNDAY----It is likely to start cloudy, with perhaps a little rain left over.   During the morning, brighter, dry conditions should spread from the west. It should be rather milder than today, with temperatures close to an above-average 14 in afternoon sunshine.

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 09008.0
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)12.6
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)7.1
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)3.5
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
0.1mm
Barometer at observation time today
1018mbs
Wind at observation time today
SW1
This month’s highest temperature to date
16.7
This month’s lowest temperature to date4.0
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to daten/a
This month’s total rainfall to date 31.4

AVERAGES & EXTREMES OCT.
Average Max. Temperature11.9
Average Min. Temperature4.8
Record High Temperature18.6
Record Low Temperature-5.7
Long Term Average Rainfall106
Wettest Month178
Driest Month14

No comments:

Post a Comment