Thurso weather
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Thurso weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherThurso swings 14°C across the year, from 17°C highs in August to 3°C lows in January, and November is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1014 mm of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 0 days a year at 25°C or above, 16 frost nights, and rain on 210 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Thurso’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
Met Office, European, American side by side around Thurso and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Thurso hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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Thurso 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitThurso, Scotland is at its warmest in Aug (average highs near 17°C) and coldest in Jan (lows around 3°C), with roughly 1014 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Thurso right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom before you trust any single number.
Thurso climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Thurso's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as changeAround Thurso, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.3°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
Frost nights
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
| Year | Temp vs average | Frost nights vs avg | Wind vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | −0.4°C | +13 | +2% |
| 1996 | −0.8°C | −0 | +1% |
| 1997 | +0.1°C | −1 | −1% |
| 1998 | −0.3°C | +3 | +5% |
| 1999 | −0.3°C | +1 | +4% |
| 2000 | −0.3°C | −0 | −1% |
| 2001 | −0.6°C | +12 | −6% |
| 2002 | +0.2°C | −1 | −2% |
| 2003 | +0.6°C | −1 | −2% |
| 2004 | +0.3°C | −2 | +2% |
| 2005 | +0.2°C | −3 | +8% |
| 2006 | +0.3°C | −1 | −2% |
| 2007 | +0.1°C | −1 | +2% |
| 2008 | −0.1°C | +2 | +4% |
| 2009 | +0.2°C | −2 | −2% |
| 2010 | −0.8°C | +10 | −8% |
| 2011 | +0.2°C | −0 | +2% |
| 2012 | −0.6°C | −2 | −1% |
| 2013 | −0.3°C | −0 | +2% |
| 2014 | +0.5°C | −3 | −1% |
| 2015 | −0.3°C | −3 | +7% |
| 2016 | −0.1°C | −3 | −3% |
| 2017 | +0.3°C | −3 | +4% |
| 2018 | −0.1°C | +4 | −2% |
| 2019 | +0.2°C | −3 | −3% |
| 2020 | +0.1°C | −3 | −1% |
| 2021 | ±0.0°C | +3 | −9% |
| 2022 | +0.6°C | −3 | +2% |
| 2023 | +0.5°C | −0 | −6% |
| 2024 | +0.4°C | −3 | +2% |
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Thurso, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Thurso?
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