Tuesday 17 January 2012

MONDAY 17th JANUARY

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING MATERIAL MAKES USE OF MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.
Temperature at obs. time today 0900+0.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)+0.6
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-8.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)-10.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)nil
Barometer at observation time today1021mbs
Wind at observation time todayN1
This month’s highest temperature to date11.0
This month’s lowest temperature to date-8.1
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date31.9mms
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE71.4mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES JANUARY
Avg. max. temperature5.3Long term avg. rainfall109
Avg min. temperature-0.9Wettest month273
Record high temperature13.7Driest month10.6
Record low temperature-19.6mms

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PITLOCHRY YESTERDAY
The daytime temperature yesterday failed to reach zero, but it has done so overnight. In similar vein, the temperature overnight fell early on to about -4, but has since risen to just above freezing. The minimum for the 24hr period, however, occurred around 0900hrs yesterday morning!

THE GENERAL SITUATION
The high pressure which has given us cold, settled weather, is now over France & moving away. This will allow Atlantic winds bearing fronts to take over.

PITLOCHRY on TUESDAY
Today is expected to be more cloudy than yesterday, though it should occasionally be bright & remain dry. Winds should still be light, though mainly from the S or SW. It will be less cold, with a maximum of around 4.
TONIGHT
It should be mainly cloudy, with some patchy light rain later, not amounting to much. It will be much milder than on previous nights, with a minimum of around 2.

WEDNESDAY'S OUTLOOK
Perhaps a little rain around to start with, but then mainly dry if rather cloudy. Milder, with a maximum of 7, with moderate to fresh SW winds.







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