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Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, so temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the British Isles, with the coldest ever UK temperature of −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 10 January 1982 and also at Altnaharra, Highland, on 30 December 1995.
Absolute temperature ranges for Scotland; Month Maximum temperatures Minimum temperatures Temperature Location Council area Date (day/year) Temperature Location Council area Date (day/year) January 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) Achfary: Highland: 28/2024 −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) Braemar: Aberdeenshire: 10/1982: February 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) Aboyne ...
A yellow weather warning for ice and snow is in place across the north of Scotland until Friday morning [BBC] ... It would have to fall below -16C to be recorded as the coldest January temperature ...
It comes after the UK recorded its coldest night of this winter so far with the temperature falling to -14C in Altanharra, northern Scotland, according to the Met Office.
It is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures dropped below minus 15C several times at locations across the UK, including minus 22.3C on January 8 in Altnaharra.
Dalwhinnie holds the UK low temperature records for the months of June, September and October. [5] In addition, it also holds Scotland's record for the lowest April daytime maximum temperature of −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) in 1975, and the record lowest October temperature for the United Kingdom of −11.7 °C (10.9 °F).
The agency’s lowest recorded overnight temperature was -14.5C in Altnaharra, northern Scotland on Thursday night. It is possible temperatures will plunge even lower on Friday night. The hard ...
Mild air preceded the front, with cold air straight from the Arctic following it, resulting in some rapid temperature drops throughout Scotland and its Isles. An unofficial temperature of 11.6 °C (52.9 °F), the highest of the month so far, was recorded near Lairg, Scottish Highlands at around 7pm in the milder air. [33]