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January 2026 (Means and totals to date are at foot of table) |
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0900 GMT readings |
Daily Readings (See notes at foot of page) |
Weather in previous 24h & hours of air frost (to 0900 on date) |
Date |
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Date |
Pressure (mb) |
Temp (°C) |
Relative Humidity (%) |
Wind Speed (mph) |
Wind Direction |
SoilTemp @ 20cm (°C) |
SnowDepth(cm) or Pentlands, Lammermuirs , Moorfoot Hills snowline(ft) @ 0900 GMT |
1Maximum Temp (°C) |
2Minimum Temp (°C) |
3Rain (mm) |
4Grass Min Temp (°C) |
5Sun (Hours) |
Solar |
7ET (mm) |
6Max Wind Speed (mph) |
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1 |
1005.9 |
1.6 |
80 |
6 |
W |
3.5 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
– 0.6 |
0.64 |
188 |
0.30 |
21 |
Sunny periods 31st December. Colder conditions returned am 1st January | 1 |
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2 |
1004.7 |
– 1.1 |
74 |
7 |
W |
3.0 |
2.1 |
– 1.6 |
0.0 |
– 3.3 |
3.63 |
171 |
0.18 |
21 |
A few sunny intervals 1st. clear periods overnight 1st/2nd. Air frost 12.3h <0c | < |
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3 |
1011.9 | –0.6 |
80 |
4 |
W |
3.0 |
1.3 |
– 2.1 |
0.0 |
– 3.9 |
4.71 |
188 |
0.23 | 17 |
Sunny periods 2nd, clear skies am 3rd. Air frost 14.5h <0C | 3 |
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4 |
1011.4 |
–2.4 |
82 |
3 |
W |
2.5 |
0.1 |
–3.0 |
tr(sn) |
–5.0 |
4.08 |
185 |
0.13 |
15 |
Sunny periods 3rd, clear skies am 4th. Air frost 21.2h <0C | 4 |
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5 |
1014.7 |
–2.1 |
78 |
3 |
W |
2.0 |
2.9 |
–3.2 |
0.0 |
–5.6 |
4.99 |
156 |
0.13 |
14 |
Sunny periods 4th, brief light snow shower 1430h, , clear skies am 5th. Air frost 23.9h <0C | 5 |
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6 |
1009.7 |
2.9 |
88 |
9 |
WSW |
2.0 |
P 900' |
4.0 |
– 2.1 |
1.7 |
–5.6 |
0.00 |
118 |
0.15 |
29 |
Sunny periods 5th, overcast and less cold am 6th. Air frost 15.10h <0C | 6 |
7 |
1000.7 |
1.8 |
84 |
4 |
W |
2.5 |
P 900' |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
– 0.6 |
1.06 |
262 |
0.18 |
20 |
RaSn shower 10:50 on 6th, Ra shower 17:10 on 6th. Sn, Sn Grain am 7th | 7 |
8 |
1001.6 |
– 0.3 |
89 |
2 |
WSW |
2.0 |
P 700' |
1.7 |
– 2.8 |
1.5 |
– 7.2 |
0.46 |
90 |
0.08 |
8 |
A few sunny intervals 7th, rain and snow showers 1630h-2030h. Air frost 9.2h <0C | 8 |
9 |
1000.6 |
0.0 |
95 |
2 |
W |
2.0 |
1cm |
1.3 |
– 1.7 |
1.4 |
– 4.4 |
0.00 |
49 |
0.05 |
7 |
RaSn shower 1545h 8th, light snow am 9th. Air frost 16.1h <0C | 9 |
10 |
1014.3 |
1.3 |
86 |
5 |
S |
2.0 |
1cm |
3.2 |
– 0.4 |
10.5 |
– 2.8 |
2.72 |
227 |
0.20 |
26 |
Light snow showers pm 9th and early am 10th. 1.3h <0C | 10 |
11 |
1000.1 |
2.5 |
93 |
20 |
SSE |
2.0 |
P 1000' |
9.4 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.00 |
72 |
0.25 |
43 |
Sunny intervals 10th, rasn 0530-0830h 11th am then rain, heavy at times. Gusts to 39 mph am 11th | 11 |
12 |
988.4 |
7.3 |
83 |
12 |
SSW |
3.0 |
8.6 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
4.4 |
3.57 |
193 |
0.56 |
39 |
Light rain at times 11th pm and 12th early am. Gusty winds, 43 mph at 1530 h on 11th. Much milder |
12 |
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13 |
997.3 |
5.2 |
91 |
2 |
WSW |
3.5 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.00 |
258 |
0.13 |
21 |
Gusty winds easing 12th, sunny periods. Rain am 13th | 13 |
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14 |
1005.6 |
3.4 |
86 |
9 |
SW |
3.5 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.30 |
214 |
0.38 |
36 |
Rain am 13th, sunny intervals pm. Variable cloud amount am 14th | 14 |
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15 |
995.4 |
4.2 |
85 |
11 |
SW |
4.0 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
Mainly overcast 14th, showers and gusty winds evening. Clearer skies am 15th | 15 |
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Total/Mean |
3.7
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– 0.1
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24.3
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– 7.2
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28.18 |
262
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3.05 |
43 |
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Pressure (mb) |
Temp (°C) |
Relative Humidity (%) |
Wind Speed (mph) |
Wind Direction |
Soil Temp at 20cm (°C) |
SnowDepth(cm) or Pentlands, Lammermuirs, Moorfoots snowline(ft) |
1 Mean Maximum Temp (°C) |
2Mean Minimum Temp (°C) |
3Total Rain (mm) |
4Grass Min Temp lowest (°C) |
5Total Sun (Hours) |
Solar Rad'n highest W/m2 |
7Total ET (mm) |
6Max Wind Speed (mph) |
January 2026 so far, to 0900 GMT, 15 January, 2026 Overall mean temperature 1.8C (– 1.9 degC) Trend ↑ Precipitation 24.3 mm (30.7%), Sunshine 28.18 hours 56.3%) |
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0900 GMTreadings |
Daily Readings (see notes below) |
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Notes |
| 1. For the 24 hours from 0900UTC* on the date to 0900UTC* on the following day. (The maximum temperature is generally in the afternoon*) |
| 2. For the 24 hours ending at 0900UTC*
on the date. (The minimum temperature is generally just after sunrise*) *Where a maximum is overnight or minimum is during the day the figure is shown in italics. This often occurs in winter |
| 3. For the 24 hours from 0900UTC* on the date to 0900UTC* on following day. SEPA = Scottish Environmental Protection Agency/UKMO 5" diameter gauge |
| 4. For the period from sunset on previous day to 0900UTC* on the date |
| 5.For the period sunrise to sunset on the date |
| 6. For the period 0000UTC*–2400UTC* on the date i.e the Calendar Day |
| 7. Total evapotranspiration on the date (in mm). |
| * UTC is Universal Time Coordinated. It has been adopted by the UK Met.Office in place of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). When British Summer Time is in force UTC is BST minus one hour ,e.g.1000BST=0900UTC |