I& #39;m getting ready to go back to the West Highlands next week so I thought I& #39;d make a & #39;will it be raining when I& #39;m in the West Highlands, and will I be able to see Ben Nevis this time, and also do I need my waterproofs?& #39; map

try and find a year when it doesn& #39;t look like this!

https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/rainfall ">https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/rainfall&...

and yes this is an attempt to capture some kind of rain shadow vibe

the data are available separately for Northern Ireland, so here& #39;s what it looks like

here& #39;s a better quality version of rainfall in Northern Ireland that I left running overnight

(verdict: also wet, but not so much in the middle)