Saturday, 19 July 2014

SAT 19/07/14

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.

THIS IS JUST THE SORT OF DAY WHEN REGULAR LOOKS AT RAINFALL RADAR CAN PLAY A USEFUL ROLE IN HELPING YOU TO STAY DRY!
TO HELP YOU FIND THE BEST RAINFALL RADAR FREELY AVAILABLE ON THE WEB:---

1. Click on LINK    PITLOCHRY WEATHER FORECAST---MET OFFICE (A NEW LINK)
2. PAGE DOWN THROUGH MORE PITLOCHRY WEATHER DATA  UNTIL A SMALL MAP IS FOUND WITH A LINK JUST BELOW IT.
3.CLICK ON LINK. YOU SHOULD THEN GET A LARGER MAP, IN WHICH PITLOCHRY IS PIN-POINTED.
4. YOU THEN HAVE THE OPTION TO EITHER LEAVE THINGS JUST AS THEY ARE, OR PRESS + TO HOME IN ON PITLOCHRY OR --- TO PULL OUT & SEE MORE OF SCOTLAND.
5. BY CLICKING ON SHOW LAYERS  A LIST OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE WILL APPEAR
6. A DOT PUT IN NEXT TO RAINFALL, WILL SHOW WHERE THE RAIN IS AT PRESENT.
7.PAGE DOWN BELOW THE MAP TO a) MOVE FORWARD IN TIME & b) SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT. COLOURS MEAN eg  BLUE = LIGHT RAIN,    RED = VERY HEAVY RAIN etc etc 

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A milder-than-average night ( for the 11th time this month), but currently looking pretty dreary!  Very little sunshine on offer today & although there will be a few dry spells, periods of rain are also likely, much of it either light or moderate in intensity.  There is no strong indication at the time of writing (9.15am) that any intense rainfall will affect us today, but you now know how to access the finest radar online to check for yourselves!  ( Parts of England have been hammered by thunderstorms overnight, but as they move north, they are losing their energy as they encounter lower temperatures.  Humidity will be high throughout.

Max. Temp. 18 (higher IF we got a long sunny spell)       Wind  E2         Tonight's lowest  13 

OUTLOOK---Rather cloudy on most days, with sunny intervals rather than long spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures will be in a range 19 to 22, so could be worse, especially when only small amounts of rain seem likely.  All nights should remain well into double figures & winds will be between light & moderate..


Temperature at obs. time today 090016.0
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)20.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)   ( record July night 17.2)14.6
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)13.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)0.3mm
Barometer at observation time today
Wind at observation time todayE2
This month’s highest temperature to date25.5
This month’s lowest temperature to date5.5
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date7.3mm
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE28.0mm

SOME OF PITLOCHRY'S WEATHER DATA IS SHOWING ON WOW ('TILL 11 am)
AND CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE LINK ON THIS  SITE.


For longer outlook periods,surface pressure charts, mountain weather & severe weather warnings, go to the Met Office's regional forecasts and click the relevant headings.


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