Fersit
Fersit (Scottish Gaelic: Fearsaid Mhòr) is a hamlet close to Tulloch railway station in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland council area.
The River Treig, the outlet of Loch Treig, runs past Fersit.
Fersit had a small station on the West Highland Line, known as Fersit Halt. This was a temporary structure, used during the construction of the Lochaber hydro-electric scheme, and closed in 1935. The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway, a railway line built for the construction of the hydro scheme, also passed by Fersit.
Climate
Fersit has a local Met Office weather station, Tulloch Bridge. Overall it is generally colder and wetter than the UK average but with cold winters and mild summers.
| Climate data for Tulloch Bridge (237 m or 778 ft asl, averages 1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 250.0 (9.84) |
186.6 (7.35) |
154.0 (6.06) |
103.3 (4.07) |
95.3 (3.75) |
88.1 (3.47) |
94.2 (3.71) |
108.3 (4.26) |
129.7 (5.11) |
191.2 (7.53) |
203.4 (8.01) |
222.8 (8.77) |
1,826.8 (71.92) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 19.6 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 206.5 |
| Source: Met Office | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Tulloch Bridge (Highland) UK climate averages". Met Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.