Skye weather

We get every kind of Scottish weather on Skye - and maybe we get a bit more of some kinds and a bit less of others.

But we seem to get everything in moderation. It seldom gets extremely hot - summer maximums might make mid 70s F (low 20s C). In winter, it seldom gets extremely cold (25F/-4C being about the lowest overnight we might normally expect). But it might not get above 50F (10C) from September to May. So, mostly I like to wear a jumper or two...!

We get snow in winter from time to time - any time from November to March - maybe a few inches at low levels, but it's unusual for it to hang around for more than a few days.

We get quite a bit of rain. It often comes in the form of thick drizzle, which is very wet! It's not unusual to get rain and sunshine at the same time, so we get some brilliant rainbows! It is quite unusual for rain to fall continuously for more than a day. When it does, the rivers and waterfalls are fantastic! Here's our local river today, the highest I've seen it in the three years we've lived here:

As it flows through quite a deep gorge, we are not at risk of flooding!

And we get wind. Storms reaching 60 -70 mph occur most winters. Gales of  40 -50mph can happen anytime.The island is used to it - there are very few exposed trees, and buildings are built to withstand the strength of the battering.It's rather nice to huddle in front of a hot stove during a storm, and listen to the wind racing itself  round the chimney!

But extreme winds - hurricanes/tornadoes - are something we very seldom experience.

And as a bonus - we very seldom get fog!