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WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

14 April 2024
WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

14 April 2024

Weather Watch by Keith Banks


A wet but unusually warm weekend for Caithness

16 July 2018
A wet but unusually warm weekend for Caithness

A wet but unusually warm weekend for Caithness

16 July 2018

In spite of extensive cloud, and periods of rain, temperatures nevertheless responded well in any spells of sunshine. On Saturday, Wick experienced…


Sunny conditions set to continue all week in Caithness

02 July 2018
Sunny conditions set to continue all week in Caithness

Sunny conditions set to continue all week in Caithness

02 July 2018

CAITHNESS and other parts of the north are set to enjoy more dry and settled conditions under gin-blue skies coupled with virtually unbroken sunshine…


June vents its rage on Caithness

15 June 2018
June vents its rage on Caithness

June vents its rage on Caithness

15 June 2018

GALE-force winds pummelled Caithness and adjacent regions of the far north on the afternoon of June 14.


Wick endure's century's windiest September

12 October 2012
Wick endure's century's windiest September

Wick endure's century's windiest September

12 October 2012

This misery had been caused by the stagnation of the position of this large amplification of the polar-front jet stream that subsequently, by virtue of…


Longer days fail to bring spring warmth to Caithness

16 May 2012
Longer days fail to bring spring warmth to Caithness

Longer days fail to bring spring warmth to Caithness

16 May 2012

WEATHER statistics for April 2012 revealed it was Wick’s coolest and wettest April since 2000.


March heatwave was a record breaker

18 April 2012
March heatwave was a record breaker

March heatwave was a record breaker

18 April 2012

MARCH 2012 was Wick and district’s warmest since reliable records began in 1914. The month, with an impressive average temperature of 7.97C (46.35F),…


Azores air mass brings winter warmth

14 March 2012
Azores air mass brings winter warmth

Azores air mass brings winter warmth

14 March 2012

DURING February 2012, the people of Wick and district enjoyed several outstandingly mild days that culminated in record-breaking warmth towards the end…


Wind weary battered by storms

11 January 2012
Wind weary battered by storms

Wind weary battered by storms

11 January 2012

RESIDENTS of Wick and district endured a cold and wetter-than-normal December. However, it was for its strong winds the month was particularly memorable…


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