Share a story of how you have experienced weather and/or climate at this place
We’re having increasingly disturbed sleep during the summer months as a result of heat. This is noticeable because when we first moved to the village in 2017, the subsequent summers were largely fine, but the last couple of years have resulted in us having to take increase action during the day to minimise temperature at night (like keeping curtains and windows closed) as well as having to often sleep without a duvet. It’s particularly challenging for our young son, who struggles to sleep if the the temp in the room is over 25 degrees, which it now frequently is.
Have you observed the weather, climate, or natural environment at this place changing over time?
Yes. Definitely fewer freezing or snowy days in the winter, and many more significantly warmer days in summer (depending on where the jet stream is sitting on a given summer). We’ve also noticed many more mosquitoes over the past couple of years than previously.
Have you done anything to prepare for or address climate and weather changes at this place?
We’ve tried to insulate our home to a high standard to alleviate costs of fuel during cold periods in the winter, but this means the house also traps heat in the summer.
*Originally submitted to the Highland Weather & Climate Story Map Commonplace Platform on 28 April 2023.
