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January 2026 (Means and totals to date are at foot of table)
 
  0900 GMT readings
 Daily  Readings (See notes at foot of page)
Weather in previous 24h & hours of air frost (to 0900 on date)
Date
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
Rad'n High
(W/m2)
7ET
(mm)
6Max Wind Speed (mph)
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
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
<
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
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
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
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. Milder
12
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
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
15
995.4
4.2
85
11
SW
4.0
6.3
3.3
0.0
1.7
5.35
185
0.38
40
 Mainly overcast 14th, showers and gusty winds evening. Clearer skies am 15th
15
16
1001.3
0.3
92
1
N
3.0
4.6
– 1.7
1.9
– 6.7
1.92
313
0.20
20
 Sunny periods 15th, clear skies overnight 15th/16th. Air frost 4.5h <0C
16
17
1013.4
3.5
94
1
ESE
3.5
6.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.25
32743
0.15
13
 Sunny intervals 16th, rain from 0630h 17th
17
18
1019.5
4.4
91
6
SSE
4.0
5.8
1.8
2.2
– 2.8
0.00
181
0.13
12
 Rain 0920-0930h 17th. Overcast 17th, a few clear spells am 18th
18
19
1012.8
0.6
93
1
ENE
3.0
5.6
0.4
1.1
– 4.4
4.75
221
0.23
18
 Overcast 18th, rain in evening. Clear skies am 19th
19
20
1006.7
5.3
93
0
ESE
4.0
7.2
0.6
2.5
1.1
0.48
248
0.18
21
 Sunny periods 19th, rain early am 20th
20
21
989.7
4,2
95
1
ENE
4.0
6.9
4.2
2.5
2.8
0.77
237
0.18
24
 Mainly overcast 20th, rain am 21st
21
22
990.6
5.7
93
5
E
4.5
5.7
4.2
3.5
5.0
0.00
30
0.03
23
 Rain evening 21st. Overcast am 22nd
22
23
989.7
4.6
93
4
ENE
4.5
5.2
2.5
1.5
2.2
0.00
33
0.00
26
 Overcast with light rain at times 22nd and am 23rd
23
24
996.4
4.7
94
6
ENE
4.5
5.2
4.2
0.6
3.9
0.00
47
0.13
23
 Overcast with occasional rain 23rd and am 24th
24
25
996.5
5.0
89
7
ENE
4.5
5.2
4.3
0.6
3.9
0.00
42
0.13
25
 Overcast with occasional rain 24th and am 25th
25
26
1001.9
2.4
91
4
ENE
4.5
3.5
2.1
1.0
1.1
0.00
114
0.13
22
 Overcast 25th, light showers late pm 25th. Overcast am 26th
26
27
986.1
2.7
93
8
E
4.0
5.4
2.3
15.8
1.7
0.00
49
0.13
31
 Overcast 26th/27th. Rain from 0800h 27th
27
28
992.4
4.4
91
6
SSE
4.0
8.2
2.1
0.1
1.1
6.12
232
0.36
15
 Rain, heavy midday, to 1900h on 27th. Variable cloud, shower 0300h, am 28th
28
29
998.6
3.9
92
2
E
4.5
4.1
2.1
0.7
– 1.7
0.00
148
0.13
18
Sunny periods 28th, overcast am 29th
29
30
991.3
2.5
86
4
ENE
4.0
4.6
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.00
81
0.15
19
Overcast 29th, light showers 1115-1315h. Overcast am 30th
30
31
994.9
4.1
94
6
ENE
4.5
6.3
2.4
tr(fe)
2.8
0.00
77
0.10
19
Overcast 30th and am 31st
31
Total/Mean
4.8
1.0
59.1
– 7.2
47.80
313
5.69
43
  
 
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) for month
2Mean Minimum
Temp
(°C) for month
3Total Rain
(mm) for month
4Grass Min
Temp
lowest
(°C) for month
5Total Sun
(Hours) for month
Solar
Rad'n highest
(W/m2)
7Total ET
(mm) for month
6Max
Wind Speed
(mph) for month

January 2026 so far, to 0900 GMT, 3 February, 2026

Overall mean temperature 2.9C (– 0.8 degC) Trend ↓

Precipitation 59.1 mm (74.6%), Sunshine 47.80 hours (95.6%)
 
  0900 GMTreadings
Daily Readings (see notes below)  
    
3 February, 2026 3:57 PM
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

 

 

 

 

 


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