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Temp got down to 3.5c overnight so no frost, but a dusting of white stuff on the Black Cuillin. A nippy wind oot bye and some squally but light showers thrown in for good measure. Winter is here, briefly, before we head back into double figure temps and a lot of rain and wind! No change there then!

Ah, come on now, 15.3c at 7.30am! No Ta! Temp hasn't gone down much either, currently at 14c. Cooler from Thursday onwards, thankfully!

Greetings Earthlings! Well, it's very nippy now, temp got down to 2c overnight. Love it! A gorgeous day here, temp currently 6.4c. I din't think it'll be so cold tonight, but nevertheless, I've now got the leccy blanket oan the bed! Always a sure sign the winter is jist roond the corner. YEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!!

Morning all! Blustery and mild here today but thankfully not as warm as last weekend so at least sleep is possible at night. Currently 13.6c, rain not far away, pressure 1009 and falling. Looks like tomorrow will be a proper sunny, autumnal day, and not before time!

Beautiful day yesterday, proper autumn loveliness! Back to normal today, horizontal rain and incredibly mild at 17.5c. Central heating not required today then!

Greetings fellow Kilties! I have returned from a sojourn to the Far East........ Crail! Spent a week there with family and had very mixed weather including t-shirt, sunshiney days. Back in Skye to drizzle, a touch of windiness and damned cauld! Temp down to 4.3c last night. Soon be time for the leccy blanket and warmer duvet. Saw geese heading south two weeks ago, and lots more of their pals following today. Winter just around the corner Kilties. I can feel the excitement building! ?️

Morning fellow Kilties! Calm and cool this morning, just waiting for the light breeze to turn into a very strong breeze! Well seen it's the Equinox, although I saw hee-haw of the Harvest Moon last night. Temp round about 13/14c depending on which weather station I believe. Yep, Autumn definitely here, and very welcome it is too!

Mardartha and Mistyqueen, The Great Goddesses of the Spankathon! I'd better behave or I'll be getting demoted! Dreich and grey here all day, temp showing as a ridiculous 19c. Nah, not for one minute do I believe that. ( Sez she, flinging another log on the fire )

Hmmmm, a National Park, eh? Honestly, I don't think it would make much difference, I think of Loch Lomond and all that goes on there including littering of the worst kind ( ), cutting down of trees for burning by " Wild Campers " ( good luck trying to burn green wood Pal! ) etc etc. Not much different from what goes on here ATM really. I think this summer was a bumper season for the dreaded campervans, there just seemed to be endless convoys on the roads. Quietening down a bit now thankfully. It's the same in all 'wild ' tourist areas though, NC500 having had a bit of a hard time this year from what I hear. Anyhoo, still very calm and quiet here, although we did have some overnight rain at one point in the last week. Current temp is 11.7c and cloudy with it. Looking forward to a quiet Autumn but it looks as if it'll get a wee bit blustery and damp at the Equinox as usual! ?️?️

Horrible sticky day yesterday but thankfully cooler last night. Cooler today as well with a touch of rain too. Hopefully that'll clear the air a bit. No thunderstorms here and to be honest, I doubt if we'll get any, which is a great pity! Yesterdays top temp here was 26c, today we're at 20c so it does feel a bit more comfortable. Enjoy the crash, bang and wallop, those of you who get it!

It rained a wee bit yesterday, but still very muggy and sticky here. Currently around 21c, cloudy with it. The duvet was off more often than on last night and I think it'll be the same tonight. Cooler later in the week thankfully.

Switched it on for one hour one morning last week, but that's it. Time enough yet to do without it. Took a delivery of oil last week so well topped up for a while. Last time I bought any was way back at the start of Covid when the price dropped dramatically. Not like that now though, mores the pity! If it gets a bit chilly in the evening I'll light a wee fire rather that have full heating on. Today it's around 20.1c outside so it won't be getting switched on today that's for sure!

Very likely Mardatha! Still sticky and clammy up here and we're forecast fog later on and there's certainly some weird cloud building up away to the south. Currently around 20.1c so I reckon I won't be lighting the fire or switch the central heating on for a wee while yet! ?️

Morning Earthlings! Once again it seems like 4 years since I posted on here! And what has happened weather wise in Skye? Well, we didn't get any of the torrential rain that the Central Belt got hammered with, so I daresay that'll arrive here when the rest of the country is basking in glorious Autumn sunshine. The ground is exceptionally dry. I was out weeding and planting bulbs earlier on and the earth is like powder, so at least the weeds came up easily enough! I only stopped because it's actually started raining here! First time in a long time! Not heavy, but at least I won't have to water the last of my broad beans tonight. It's very mild too, currently 16.9c. Could be in for another rather sticky night I think. Not much in the way of rain promised over the next few days but maybe later on this week. It's been a gorgeous week here right enough, endless blue skies, warm sunshine and very pleasant temps. I am not fooled. Autumn, I see you lurking round the corner, and welcome you too! Can't wait to see the colours changing and look forward to getting the fire lit and crispy, frosty mornings. What I'll probably get is horizontal rain and howling winds. Ah well, it cannae be good here all the time!

Morning all! Sunny morning here, current temp around 17 - 18c, although one weather station tells me it's already 22c. Either way it's warm. Thankful not to have the ridiculously high temps that the Central Belt have had. I can just about cope with 22c! Took ages for the cloud, mist and haar to clear yesterday, and Boy did that foghorn howl! Nice evening it was and looks like another lovely day to follow. Exceptionally dry, can't remember the last time we had rain. I have friends who have private water supplies, I guess they'll be getting worried now. The burn that flows behind my house is practically non existent now. Not good, considering the number of Bonglies we have here intent on ' wild camping '. I expect the fire department could be quite busy if these temps continue. Stay safe and cool Peeplings.

Morning all! Yet another dull day ahead in this neck of the woods. Haven't seen a great deal of sunshine this summer, but it has been at best slightly warm, and at worst, very humid. Lots of mist and sea haar. A friend reported 26c whilst driving down through Glencoe during the week. Was lucky if the temp reached 20c up here on the same day. Very dry though, so have to remind myself to water the veggies. Strawberries have just decided to turn red now and very tasty they are too! Veggies very late this year after a cold and extended spring. Hopeful for some tatties in the next week or so, peas didn't even bother trying to grow this year, broad beans looking good, garlic good too, but onions look as if it'll be a poor crop this year. Overcast here, temp 15.8c. Another dull, dry day ahead, so I may even treat the car to a wash!

Still waiting on Summer officially arriving up here. The best I can say about it is that it has been very dry. It's also been very humid especially at night. Lots of mist and sea haar. Can't remember when we last had a full day's sunshine. Maybe three weeks ago? Current temp is 15.8c, overcast, humidity 42%. No rain forecast for this coming week, so will have to double water the veggies!

This time last week WE were driving back to Skye after a weekend visiting relatives. Temps then were scorching, clear blue skies, hardly a breath of air. Next day, 12c, cloudy, miserable and cauld. Today we have 21c with rain and humidity at 80%. Horrible. Sticky, muggy and midge ridden. So, when do we actually get a summer up here? Y'know, more than one day of sunshine and light breezes. And dry. Please. Sometime soon. Not a mega scorcher, but just some nice, pleasant summer weather. Too much to ask? ?️

Afternoon all! Been ages since I last looked in here. Had family up for a visit so was making the most of the company! Might not get another chance! Had both jags now so am safe ( ish!). Had some mixture of weather recently but we have now settled back down to slightly gloomy, muggy and a wee bit chilly. Certainly not the temperatures we've had recently. I was to be found seated outside wi' a wee G n T during the last few weeks. Now I'm wearing a fleece and pondering whether I should light the fire or not! Rain forecast over the next few days so at least I won't have to water the veggies! Place is also crawling with the usual summer scourge, no, not midges, Campervans. And hunners o' motor bikes. It's not even peak season yet, so am dreading July and August. Ah well, I could always go into hibernation earlier than normal I suppose.

Sunday ... rain, Monday ... rain, Tuesday ... rain. Bound to improve sometime, surely?

What a week of weather we've had up here! Saturday, heavy snow showers which thankfully did not last too long and any lying snow melted pretty quickly once the sun came out. Same again on Sunday, less snow, but sleet and graupel mixed in. From Monday we've had gin clear, blue, blue skies and low overnight temps. The lowest was -3.4c. Spent yesterday afternoon visiting a friend which we spent outdoors. Plenty of sunshine but strong blasts of wind. Was nice if you could find a sheltered spot to sit in. It was soooo cold, took me ages to thaw out once I got home. Strange how cold it was in comparison to where I am, and her house is less than a mile from mine, but elevated a good bit more. I could certainly feel the difference! Cloudy this morning but dry, so I think I may go and wrestle with some giant sheets of cardboard. Good for keeping the weeds at bay. If the wind gets up I'll be fighting a losing battle, so plan B is to chop some wood. A good way to keep warm!

Snowing here, temp dropped to -2c overnight. My daffs look totally defeated with their heads now drooping. Currently -0.5c. A day by the fire with books, tea and dvd's I think. Could do a lot worse.

Ah well, three glorious spring days are now coming to a close! It's cloudy and breezy here, rain/sleet/hail due much later on. I doubt we'll get much in the way of snow which is fine by me. Spent quite a bit of time yesterday chopping logs and kindling and laying cardboard on the veg patch paths. Anything to avoid digging weeds! I daresay we'll have bings o' snaw piccies on here within the next few days. Keep 'em coming folks, keep 'em coming!

G'morning Peeplings! Wall to wall sunshine here! A massive change from the last four days rain we've had here. I've now sent the rain clouds south to save you all from drought. Temp dropped to 1.4c here last night. Weekend looks like an interesting mix, everything being thrown in to the bag! I wonder if we'll actually get any white stuff lying here. With any luck it'll dust the mountains only. That would do for me!

Miserable weekend! And it's still tipping down! I'm looking forward to the promise of some sun from mid-week onwards and then for Easter ...... well!