Fersit
# 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 1981–2010) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.0 (51.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | 7.5 (45.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 248.3 (9.78) | 174.8 (6.88) | 183.7 (7.23) | 96.8 (3.81) | 84.6 (3.33) | 77.0 (3.03) | 88.5 (3.48) | 107.4 (4.23) | 140.1 (5.52) | 201.5 (7.93) | 205.5 (8.09) | 201.2 (7.92) | 1,809.4 (71.23) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 19.5 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 201.6 |
| Source: Met Office ||||||||||||||
