Migraine weather in Newcastle upon Tyne

Air pressure this week. Updated Wed 7 October, 20:18 BST, data from MET Norway

Now
1,015 hPa
Next 24 hours
−1 hPa
Next 7 days
1,002–1,022 hPa
  1. −18 hPa, Thu 09:00 to Fri 09:00
  2. −6 hPa, Mon 07:00 to Tue 07:00

Air pressure at sea level, hour by hour, in Newcastle upon Tyne time. The shaded part on the left is the past: MET Norway's earlier forecasts for those hours, not measurements. Highlighted: the biggest drops over 24 hours.

The biggest 24-hour drop this week is 18 hPa, from Thu 09:00 to Fri 09:00.

Day by day

Air pressure in Newcastle upon Tyne is 1,015 hPa at Wed 22:00. MET Norway's forecast has it fall about 1 hPa over the next 24 hours, and between 1,002 and 1,022 hPa over the next 7 days.

DayLowest, hPaHighest, hPaChange, hPa
Wed 7 Oct1,0151,0160
Thu 8 Oct1,0121,021−4
Fri 9 Oct1,0021,010−6
Sat 10 Oct1,0031,005+1
Sun 11 Oct1,0081,014+7
Mon 12 Oct1,0111,016−5
Tue 13 Oct1,0081,020+9
Wed 14 Oct1,0161,022+1

In Newcastle upon Tyne time. Air pressure at sea level; the change is from the day's first forecast hour to its last. The raw numbers are at /data/weather/uk/newcastle-upon-tyne.json.

Weather and migraine

Many people with migraine say changes in the weather, such as a shift in air pressure, seem to come before their attacks. The Migraine Trust and the American Migraine Foundation both list weather changes as a common trigger.

Research results are mixed: some studies link falling or changing pressure to attacks in some people, while others find no clear pattern. A diary of your own attacks can show whether it seems to apply to you.

Sources: Migraine attack triggers (The Migraine Trust); Top 10 migraine triggers and how to deal with them (American Migraine Foundation); Denney DE et al. Whether weather matters with migraine. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024.

Weather data: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Looma keeps earlier forecasts to show the past 2 days and works out the 24-hour drops. Map: Natural Earth. City and town names: GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.