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.
West Highlands
Saturday 4th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
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.
Drizzle and low cloud, best breaks in northwest. Heavy showers may develop.
Risk occasionally gusty easterly 20-25mph early in the day, otherwise often variable and low speeds 10-15mph or less.
Mostly small, but risk of suddenly gusty locations on some slopes early in the day.
Drizzle/local rain, risk heavy showers forming.
Drizzly in hill fog, plus bursts of rain forming here and there, especially toward south. Mainly inland into afternoon, greater risk of heavy and possibly thundery bursts developing.
Extensive low cloud, breaks north
Blanket fog from mid or some lower slopes upward Loch Lomond NP and southern sea lochs. Covering many tops, but higher and more broken cloud bases northwest into Lochaber, best toward Knoydart.
20%, to locally 50% northwest
Little weak sun, mainly coast near Mull. General haze, murkier toward south.
7 or 8C, but locally 10C west of Loch Linnhe.
Above the summits
West Highlands
Sunday 5th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
Under a very slack cyclonic pattern, winds will vary markedly 5-10mph, at times calm. In and around showers, risk 25mph.
Small to negligible often through the day. Risk of sudden gusts within the vicinity of any heavy showers.
Drizzle, developing to heavy showers.
Pockets of drizzle from dawn here and there. Within an unstable environment, will develop into heavy showers; risk of thunderstorms. Coasts then mostly dry.
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.
20%
Rare sunny glimpses, but may become occasional for coasts into afternoon. Hazy, and for periods in the morning murky. Best visibility coasts afternoon.
6 to 8C, warmest inland towards and into afternoon.
Above the summits
West Highlands
Monday 6th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
Winds remaining slack and variable 5-10mph, but northerly down west coast 15mph. Risk local gusts 25mph inland.
Small, but scope for local sudden gusts of wind inland in and around any heavy, perhaps thundery, showers.
Patchy rain, then heavy showers forming.
Patches of rain here and there in morning, but some areas dry. Will break up into scattered heavy showers inland and perhaps local thunderstorms in afternoon.
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.
30%
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.
6 to 8C
Above the summits
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.