THE METEOROLOGY OF GLEN NEVIS 



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— Heavy rain at times. River in flood. 



Very squally at noon. 

 —At 10 h mist on hills from 2800 feet, 



descending on N. side of Sgor-a-Mhaim 



to 1400 feet. 

 —Heavy rain 9 h to 10 u 30 m , amount 0-30 



inch; hail at 12 h 15 m ; very squally 



18 h to 20 h . River in flood. 

 — Hail at noon. Fresh snow from 2000 



feet. 

 — Ugly appearance in sky at 10 h ; cirro- 

 stratus in dense masses moving from 



S.W. 

 — Snow in early morning. Mist on hills 



from 2000 feet till noon. 

 — Slight hoar-frost at 9 h . Hills clear and 



air calm all day. 

 — Hoar-frost. Hills clear. Lunar halo 



at 18 h . 

 — Heavy rain during night. • Mist on hills 



from 2800 feet. Very squally at 



21 h 23 m . 

 —Mist on hills from 2000 feet. 

 —Mist on hills 2000 to 2600 feet. 

 — Heavy rain and squalls after 17 h 30 m . 



Mist on hills 1600 to 3000 feet. 

 — Very heavy rain till 5 h . River in high 



flood. Mist on hills 1400 to 1800 feet 



in morning. 

 —Mist on hills from 500 feet at 9 h , but 



rising to 2000 feet at 14 h . 

 —Mist on hills 2000 to 3000 feet. 

 —Mist on hills from 2000 feet. Thick haze 



and heavy rain at 21 h . 

 —Mist on hills 650 to 1000 feet till noon. 



Showers of rain, snow, hail, and sleet. 



River in flood in forenoon. 

 —Snow in early morning. Hills clear of 



mist ; a very fine day. 

 —Snow and much drift in morning. Hills 



clear of mist after ll h . Squally. 

 —Hills clear after 9 h ; very fine in afternoon. 

 —Hills clear; fine. 

 —Hills clear ; fine. Hoar-frost all day. 



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— Hoar-frost ; very fine. 

 — Fohn all day. 

 — Hoar-frost in evening. 

 — Hoar-frost till noon. 



— Rain and mist low down on hills (600— 

 2000 feet) till 14 u 15 m . Snow between 

 20 h and 21 h . 

 — Hoar-frost. Aurora to N.W. and thick 



haze at 21 b . 

 — Hoar-frost in forenoon. Snow in passing- 

 showers from 15 h 40 m to 17 h 15 m . 

 —Mist on hills 800 to 1700 feet till 14 h . 

 —Aurora to N.W. at 21 h . Haze 20 h to 21 h . 

 — Two inches of snow fell during night. 

 Mist on hills till 14 h . 

 Slight hoar-frost in morning and evening. 



Hills clear of mist. 

 -Hoar-frost at 21 h . 

 -Solar halo at 14 h . Mist on hills from 



2500 feet at 18\ 

 -Air very dry at times, the lowest humidity 

 being 36 per cent., but drizzling rain 

 at 21 h . 

 -Solar halo in afternoon. 

 -Mist on hills from 3000 feet. 

 -Mist on hills from 2000 feet. Thick haze 



all day. Rain at 20 h and 21 h . 

 -Fresh snow on hills from 950 feet. Mist 



on hills 2000 to 2800 feet. 

 -Mist on hills 2000 to 2800 feet. 

 -At 14 h belt of fog about 400 feet thick 

 on S. side of Ben Nevis at a height of 

 1500 feet. 

 -Mist on hills 2000 to 3000 feet. Heavy 



rain after 14 b . 

 -Mist on hills from 2000 feet. 

 Hills clear. Gale from E. after 20 h . 

 •Strong gale in early morning. Maximum 

 velocity of squalls 117 miles per hour 

 from E.S.E. A building at Glen Nevis 

 House was blown down. 

 Mist on hills from 3000 feet till 18 h . 

 Fresh snow from 1500 feet at 19 1 '. 

 Rain from noon to 19 h . 



