Western Isles Weather

Good evening Western Isles in this blog post we take a look at the SEPA flood alert and the rainfall so far across the islands in a wet October.

The flood alert can be found here https://floodline.sepa.org.uk/floodupdates/info/group-id/4964/

The most recent GFS model run at 12z is suggesting 35 mm of rainfall could until midnight Sunday for Benbecula, South Uist and Barra.

The most recent EC model run at 12z is suggesting 35 mm of rainfall could until midnight Sunday for South Uist and Barra and 36 mm for Harris

October Rainfall

The recent rainfall has seen water scarcity levels return back to normal levels

ℹ️ This week's water scarcity report shows significant recovery across most of Scotland except Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth catchments.

💧A prolonged period of above average rainfall is required to improve loch levels and reservoir storage.

👉 https://t.co/R0CD5Gij3u pic.twitter.com/NeAL50khgr

— Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) (@ScottishEPA) October 8, 2021

South Uist range Met Office site has already seen 62.8 mm of rainfall so far this month.

53.4 mm for Stornoway Airport.

from SEPA rainfall gauges

56 mm at Creed Bridge

86.6 mm at Laxdale

73.4 mm at Mill croft

more here https://www2.sepa.org.uk/rainfall/

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