THURS 6th NOV

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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Overcast, with spells of rain.

MAX TEMP  8 (By evening)     WIND  SE 3 or 4       OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP  7

FRIDAYRemaining cloudy, with further rain or showers.

WEEKEND PROSPECTSBetter prospects for much drier weather

Temperature at obs. time today               0930	4.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	7.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.3
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-3.3
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.3mm
Barometer at observation time today	998mb
Wind at observation time today	E2
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	17.4mm

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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.

TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Dry, with broken cloud & some spells of sunshine. Feeling cold, but with light winds---just the day for a brisk walk or raking up some of the fallen leaves!   (  Ideal too, I suppose, for Bonfire Night!! )

MAX TEMP  6       WIND  NW2      OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP   close to freezing

THURSDAY

Very different, particularly so as it would seem Atlantic fronts may have speeded up somewhat.  The day may well dawn cloudy & after the odd spit or two of rain during the first half of the morning, things are likely to turn rather wet for the rest of the day & night, giving in excess of 25mm of rain by Friday morning.

Temperature at obs. time today            0900	1.5
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	11.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-3.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	nil
Barometer at observation time today	1009mb
Wind at observation time today	SSE1
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	17.1mm

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TUES 4th NOV

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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A mainly dry day, with just the odd shower here, though the potential for more further to the NE. Cloud should remain well-broken with sunny intervals & very good visibility

MAX TEMP  8          WIND    NW2         OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP   1

WEDNESDAY
Mostly dry with good spells of sunshine, though feeling cold.

MAX TEMP  6         WIND     NNW2/3       OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP -2

THURSDAY
Dry for much of the day, but a wet evening & night expected, with freshening winds & no frost

Temperature at obs. time today               0900	5.1
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	8.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.2
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	-1.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	0.3mm
Barometer at observation time today	992mb
Wind at observation time today	SW1
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	17.1mm

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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A cloudy start, with a belt of rain moving northwards across the area at first. It should dry out later this morning
& thereafter it should be mostly dry with only the odd isolated shower around. Feeling on the cold side, though at least winds should be light.

MAX TEMP  8         WIND   variable 1 or 2        OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP  4

QUICK SUMMARY OF THE WEEK AHEADA good deal of dry weather during Tuesday to Thursday, though always the risk of an odd shower. During this period, the nights are expected to be nippy with a couple of slight air frosts on the cards. (I am aware that one tabloid in particular seems to specialize in warning readers of "storm,flood, freeze-up, heat-wave, blizzard etc etc. These are usually over-exaggerations & are milked for all it's worth to sell more newspapers.

REMEMBER---average November days DO feel cold (8 or 9 degrees), nights often have frosts (Av temp 1.6)

snowfall is very common on the Cairngorm Mts & hardly rare on Ben Vrackie!

By Thursday night/ Friday, we will probably be back to milder but wetter weather in any case.

At least the £97million computer may help to kill off some of the rubbish in the press concerning the weather!

THE OCTOBER SUMMARY & DETAILS OF AVERAGES & EXTREMES IN NOVENBER CAN BE ACCESSED BY PAGING DOWN

Temperature at obs. time today                  0900	5.6
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	10.5
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	5.0
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	2.0
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	4.3mm
Barometer at observation time today	*
Wind at observation time today	calm
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	16.8mm

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SUN 2nd NOV

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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

Much of today should remain dry, though the odd passing shower can't be totally ruled out. Cloud will vary in amounts allowing for some sunny intervals. Places on or near to the East Coast are best placed to receive the greatest amounts of sunshine.

MAX TEMP  9         WIND    SW to SE 3        OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP  4

NEXT WEEK
Low pressure dominates the weather scene, though it's not all doom & gloom despite a changeable pattern.

Mid--week may see the driest conditions, but also the coldest nights, with a touch of frost possible.

Daytime temperatures are expected to be close to normal (7 or 8)

Temperature at obs. time today                  0830	7.7
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	11.2
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	7.5
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	5.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	12.5mm
Barometer at observation time today	993mb
Wind at observation time today	SE1
This month’s highest temperature to date	*
This month’s lowest temperature to date	*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	*
THIS MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE	*

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OCTOBER 14 SUMMARY

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                                       SUMMARY OCTOBER 2014


Overall, the month was both milder & wetter than the long-term average.

The mean maximum temperature at 12.6 was 0.7 degrees above normal,
the mean minimum temperature at 5.5 was also 0.7 degrees above normal.

The month's highest temperature was 17.2 on the 18th, while -1.0 on the 14th
proved to be the lowest---no records broken.

There were only 2 air frosts during the entire month, while on the early evening
of the 31st, the temperature rose to a surprisingly mild 16.3, certainly impressive for Halloween.

Rainfall at 153.2mms was 144% of average & the wettest October since 2006.
3 days between them accounted for nearly half of the total fall (5th/6th/27th), but all told, 25 days had measurable rainfall.
Incidentally, October this year had 15 times the amount of rain that fell in September!!

                                        Barry ( 01/11/14)                                      

SAT 1st NOV---HAPPY NEW MONTH

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TODAY'S FORECAST FOR PITLOCHRY

A changeable week ahead, with low pressure in the ascendency.

The morning & part of the afternoon are expected to remain dry with a few sunny intervals. The latter part of the afternoon is likely to become more generally cloudy, perhaps with the odd patch of light rain & this is expected to become heavier for a time in during the evening.

MAX TEMP  11           WIND    S to SE 3           OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP   7

SUNDAY
Mostly dry with broken cloud & sunny intervals.

MAX TEMP  10         WIND   S to SW 4           OVERNIGHT MIN TEMP  5

EXTREMES & AVERAGES FOR NOVEMBER IN PITLOCHRY (SEE BELOW)

AN OCTOBER SUMMARY FOLLOWS LATER

Temperature at obs. time today                0900	8.4
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)	16.3
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	6.9
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)	3.9
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)	5.2mm
Barometer at observation time today	*
Wind at observation time today	S1
More deatails in MONTHLY SUMMARY later.

AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in NOVEMBER

Avg. max. temperature	8.3	Long term avg. rainfall	93.5mm
Avg min. temperature	1.6	Wettest month	194.5mm
Record high temperature	16.5	Driest month	12.2mm
Record low temperature	-12.6

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