Fersit

Fersit Scottish Gaelic: Fearsaid Mhòr
View from Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, the large mountain (at 1,105 m) visible from Fersit.
Fersit Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference	NN357779
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	PH31 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

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, elevation 237 m (778 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	14.0 (57.2)	19.9 (67.8)	23.4 (74.1)	26.5 (79.7)	29.9 (85.8)	28.4 (83.1)	29.0 (84.2)	26.4 (79.5)	18.8 (65.8)	16.3 (61.3)	13.9 (57.0)	29.9 (85.8)
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)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−17.3 (0.9)	−15.0 (5.0)	−9.4 (15.1)	−6.3 (20.7)	−3.3 (26.1)	0.4 (32.7)	−1.8 (28.8)	−4.2 (24.4)	−7.5 (18.5)	−11.7 (10.9)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−20.5 (−4.9)
Average precipitation 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 precipitation days (≥ 1.0 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 1: Met Office[1]
Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[2]

References

1. "Tulloch Bridge (Highland) UK climate averages". Met Office. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. "Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature, Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 17 December 2024.