West Highlands
Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area includes Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, from Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Also Arran and Mull.
Today's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 5th May 2024
Last updated
Sat 4th May 24 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A slack weather pattern with light winds and fairly humid air. A lot of cloud around the mountains with patchy drizzle in the morning. Cloud lifting and breaking a little into the afternoon, but local thundery downpours will form, greatest risk for the Cairngorms area. Some rain moves into Wales from the south.
Headline for West Highlands
Light winds, varied cloud. Risk local heavy showers mainly inland.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable or becoming westerly toward coast and islands 5-10mph, sometimes 15mph Kintyre to Arran. At times calm inland.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Drizzle, developing to local heavy showers, mainly well inland.
Pockets of drizzle from dawn into morning. By afternoon, localised heavy showers forming, mainly well inland, chance of an isolated thunderstorm, mostly east from Rannoch Moor. Patchy drizzle may linger Kintyre, risk a shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local breaks as bases slowly rise.
Within a humid environment, expect extensive hill fog through the day. Lowest bases in morning, before slow rise as convection builds, with local breaks. Ragged patches returning around showers
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare sunny glimpses, best near coasts into afternoon. Hazy, and for periods in the morning murky. Best visibility coasts afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C, warmest inland towards and into afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 6th May 2024
Last updated
Sat 4th May 24 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Light and variable 5-10mph, but northerly down west coast 15mph. Risk local gusts 25mph inland around heavy showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Patchy rain, then heavy showers forming.
Patches of rain here and there in morning, but some areas dry. Then slow-moving scattered heavy showers forming, risk local thunderstorms inland areas in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, best breaks coast afternoon.
Extensive banks of low cloud, shrouding hills from lower slopes up in morning. Slow rise in bases, with the best breaks developing for coastal hills afternoon.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast with rare glimpses of sun. May become sunnier coasts afternoon. Hazy, with rather murky conditions, may improve to become good away from rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 7th May 2024
Last updated
Sat 4th May 24 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Mostly variable 5-10mph or less. Possibly northerly 15-20mph at first.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Local showers may form
Pockets of drizzle early in the day fading. Chance of local showers forming into the afternoon, mainly inland and around Loch Lomond NP.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting with increasing breaks
Banks of cloud at various heights in the morning, patchy fog in some glens. Will lift toward higher slopes with some breaks forming toward tops, best later in day.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, sun best near west coast in afternoon. Misty in places early in the day, visibility becoming good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 to 6C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Weather patterns remain slow-moving, but high pressure tends to build into midweek to bring a fair amount of dry weather which may well last through next weekend. Briefly cooler in northern Scotland early in the week, but mostly fairly warm and winds often light. Some rain-bearing fronts may return to northwestern Scotland at times. Occasional scattered showers in the afternoons elsewhere.