As of 23:38 BST

Weather in Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh

+8°

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Tuesday, 6 October, 23:38

Partly cloudy. Feels like 6°C. High 13°C, low 8°C.

Pressure1015 mb

Wind6 mph SW

Humidity91%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point6°C

Detailed hourly forecast

The month ahead in Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh: daytime temperatures averaging +12.2° and +8.3° overnight — that is 0.7° above the climate average for October. Rain is expected on 15 days (around 186 mm), against a normal of 9 days and 52 mm. The warmest day should be 21 October (+14.9°), the coolest 8 October (+6°).

+12.2°/+8.3°

Average day / night

+0.7°

Above average

15 / 9

Wet days / normal

186 mm

Rainfall this month

Ten-day blocks against the climate average

Period	Forecast (day)	Average	Difference
6 October – 15 October	+12.4°	+11.8°	+0.6°
16 October – 25 October	+11.8°	+10.8°	+1°
26 October – 4 November	near average	+10.2°	—

October records over 66 years

+18.6°13 October 1990All-time high

+0.3°20 October 1998All-time low

Wed, 07+7 ° /11 °

1.6

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Wednesday, 7 October

Light rain. High 11°C, low 7°C.

Pressure1013 mb

Wind11 mph W

Humidity81%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point7°C

Thu, 08+6 ° /13 °

8.2

+13 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Thursday, 8 October

Rain. High 13°C, low 6°C.

Pressure1017 mb

Wind10 mph S

Humidity63%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point4°C

Fri, 09+8 ° /12 °

+12 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Friday, 9 October

Rain. High 12°C, low 8°C.

Pressure996 mb

Wind18 mph W

Humidity69%

Visibility2.6 mi

Dew point6°C

Sat, 10+8 ° /12 °

4.7

+12 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Saturday, 10 October

Light rain. High 12°C, low 8°C.

Pressure999 mb

Wind15 mph NW

Humidity70%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point6°C

Sun, 11+7 ° /11 °

2.2

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Sunday, 11 October

Light rain. High 11°C, low 7°C.

Pressure1011 mb

Wind15 mph NW

Humidity75%

Visibility—

Dew point7°C

Mon, 12+10 ° /14 °

17.4

+14 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Monday, 12 October

Rain. High 14°C, low 10°C.

Pressure1002 mb

Wind18 mph S

Humidity92%

Visibility—

Dew point11°C

Tue, 13+10 ° /13 °

22.4

+13 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Tuesday, 13 October

Rain. High 13°C, low 10°C.

Pressure1009 mb

Wind31 mph S

Humidity76%

Visibility—

Dew point8°C

Wed, 14+8 ° /12 °

+12 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Wednesday, 14 October

Rain. High 12°C, low 8°C.

Pressure1011 mb

Wind37 mph SW

Humidity68%

Visibility—

Dew point5°C

Thu, 15+8 ° /14 °

36.9

+14 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Thursday, 15 October

Heavy rain. High 14°C, low 8°C.

Pressure1001 mb

Wind41 mph SW

Humidity93%

Visibility—

Dew point9°C

Fri, 16+6 ° /10 °

5.3

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 10°C, low 6°C.

Pressure982 mb

Wind35 mph SW

Humidity71%

Visibility—

Dew point4°C

Sat, 17+7 ° /8 °

3.9

+8 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Saturday, 17 October

Light rain. High 8°C, low 7°C.

Pressure989 mb

Wind27 mph W

Humidity73%

Visibility—

Dew point3°C

Sun, 18+9 ° /12 °

37.6

+12 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Sunday, 18 October

Heavy rain. High 12°C, low 9°C.

Pressure993 mb

Wind31 mph SW

Humidity86%

Visibility—

Dew point9°C

Mon, 19+8 ° /11 °

4.1

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Monday, 19 October

Rain. High 11°C, low 8°C.

Pressure1007 mb

Wind22 mph SW

Humidity68%

Visibility—

Dew point4°C

Tue, 20+8 ° /14 °

9.1

+14 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Tuesday, 20 October

Rain. High 14°C, low 8°C.

Pressure1015 mb

Wind25 mph S

Humidity86%

Visibility—

Dew point8°C

Wed, 21+14 ° /15 °

13.8

+15 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Wednesday, 21 October

Rain. High 15°C, low 14°C.

Pressure1014 mb

Wind28 mph SW

Humidity90%

Visibility—

Dew point13°C

Days 17 onward are based on 60-year climate statistics

Thu, 22+8 ° /11 °

2.6

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Thursday, 22 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low8°C

Average rainfall2.6 mm

Chance of rain60%

Warmest on record+14° (1965)

Coldest on record+3° (2003)

Fri, 23+8 ° /11 °

3.8

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Friday, 23 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low8°C

Average rainfall3.8 mm

Chance of rain60%

Warmest on record+15° (1996)

Coldest on record+3° (1964)

Sat, 24+7 ° /11 °

3.4

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Saturday, 24 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.4 mm

Chance of rain60%

Warmest on record+15° (1995)

Coldest on record+2° (2002)

Sun, 25+7 ° /10 °

4.4

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Sunday, 25 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall4.4 mm

Chance of rain57%

Warmest on record+14° (1975)

Coldest on record+1° (1992)

Mon, 26+7 ° /11 °

4.1

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Monday, 26 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall4.1 mm

Chance of rain60%

Warmest on record+14° (2005)

Coldest on record+2° (1962)

Tue, 27+7 ° /11 °

3.8

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.8 mm

Chance of rain73%

Warmest on record+17° (2005)

Coldest on record+1° (1970)

Wed, 28+7 ° /10 °

3.4

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.4 mm

Chance of rain65%

Warmest on record+16° (2005)

Coldest on record+0° (2008)

Thu, 29+7 ° /10 °

3.5

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Thursday, 29 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.5 mm

Chance of rain50%

Warmest on record+14° (2009)

Coldest on record+2° (1962)

Fri, 30+7 ° /11 °

5.1

+11 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Friday, 30 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high11°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall5.1 mm

Chance of rain73%

Warmest on record+15° (2009)

Coldest on record+2° (1990)

Sat, 31+8 ° /10 °

4.4

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Saturday, 31 October

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low8°C

Average rainfall4.4 mm

Chance of rain63%

Warmest on record+15° (2014)

Coldest on record+3° (2019)

Sun, 01+7 ° /10 °

3.2

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Sunday, 1 November

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.2 mm

Chance of rain65%

Warmest on record+14° (2007)

Coldest on record+3° (2003)

Mon, 02+7 ° /10 °

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Monday, 2 November

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3 mm

Chance of rain50%

Warmest on record+14° (1971)

Coldest on record+1° (1998)

Tue, 03+7 ° /10 °

3.3

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low7°C

Average rainfall3.3 mm

Chance of rain63%

Warmest on record+14° (2011)

Coldest on record+2° (1985)

Wed, 04+6 ° /10 °

+10 °

Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate average for this date — the mean of the last 60 years.

Average high10°C

Average low6°C

Average rainfall3 mm

Chance of rain60%

Warmest on record+13° (1978)

Coldest on record+2° (1968)

Questions about the month ahead

How accurate is a month-long forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — highly reliable for the first 3–5 days, gradually less so after that. Days 17 to 30 for Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh are built from climate averages over the last 60 years, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above average" mean?

We compare the forecast with the climate average for exactly the same calendar days, calculated from 60 years of observations. The difference shows how the coming month compares with a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

These are real historical extremes recorded in Stornoway / Steòrnabhagh since 1960: the highest and lowest temperature for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is the 30-day forecast updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour. The climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.