Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Ben Alder, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Saturday's Forecast
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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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
Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 4th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A broad and very slack area of low pressure will edge north bringing extensive low cloud and areas of drizzle, with again bursts of heavy, perhaps locally thundery rain, developing into Scotland. Best breaks in cloud and sun in the northwest Highlands, and clearer, brighter conditions developing for southern Wales.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Extensive low cloud and drizzly. Some heavy showers may break out.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Risk occasionally gusty easterly 20-25mph early in the day, otherwise often variable and low speeds 10-15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but risk of suddenly gusty locations on some slopes early in the day.
How Wet?
Drizzle/local rain, risk heavy showers forming.
Drizzly in hill fog. Risk localised bursts of rain forming almost anywhere. During the afternoon, greater risk of scattered heavy and possibly thundery bursts developing, mostly in the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive low cloud
Blanket fog from mid-slopes upward much of the region, to some lower slopes in east. Highest cloud bases toward Lochs Tay and Rannoch, but shrouding many hills all day.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little if any weak sun. Hazy, risk widely murky.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 or 7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Sunday 5th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Under a very slack cyclonic pattern, winds will vary markedly 5-10mph, at times calm. In and around showers, risk 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small to negligible often through the day. Risk of sudden gusts within the vicinity of any heavy showers.
How Wet?
Drizzle, developing to heavy showers.
Pockets of drizzle and patchy rain from dawn here and there. Within an unstable environment, will develop into heavy showers with the risk of thunderstorms.
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.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Hazy, and for periods in the morning murky.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C, warmest towards and into afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 6th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Winds remaining slack and variable, 5 to 10mph or a times calm. Scope however, for sudden gusts of 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but scope for local sudden gusts of in and around any heavy, perhaps thundery, showers.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, then thundery showers.
Patches of rain here and there in morning, but some areas dry. Will break up into heavy downpours and scattered thunderstorms into the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, some local breaks
Low cloud very likely widespread from dawn with banks from lower slopes. Slow rise in base, will allow some breaks, but these filling in again in the downpours.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast with rare glimpses of sun. Hazy, with rather murky conditions, may improve to become good at times, away from rain when visibility will be poor.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 or 7C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Slow-moving weather patterns continue through the Bank Holiday weekend as a weak zone of low pressure dominates over the British Isles. There will remain uncertainty of local day-to-day detail, but most likely the wind often light and temperatures generally mild, but less warm than midweek in western Scotland. Sunday into Monday, will see varied zones of heavy showers forming, local thunderstorms, but some places escaping often dry with the best sunny breaks for coastal areas as the convection builds inland. High pressure then tends to build from the west into midweek to bring a fair amount of dry weather, although rain bearing fronts may return to the northwest at times.