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Welcome to the Mountain Weather Information Service

MWIS currently produce forecasts for 8 different mountain areas of the UK as an aid to mountain safety.

These forecasts are now viewed by 2 million visitors to our website a year, and can be read on the appropriate webpage, downloaded as a printable PDF, or accessed via internet enabled mobile phone.

We now produce all 8 of our forecasts 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. The Peak District forecast has been expanded to include the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the area immediately between both parks.

The production of the Scottish forecasts is fully funded by the Scottish Government through sportscotland with the support of The Mountaineering Council of Scotland.

The production of the English and Welsh forecasts is currently unfunded.

The website operating and development costs are funded through commercial sponsorship. This successful partnership between public and private funding allows us to continue to provide a reliable professional service completely free of charge.

As always, please continue to give us feedback about what you think of our website, service and future development plans.

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Outdoors News .....

New bothy for Jura

Cruib bothyA new bothy has opened on the Isle of Jura. The Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) work party earlier this month undertook major work to make the old lodge at Cruib wind and watertight and available for use as a bothy.…

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May 15th, 2012 12:26 PM

Call for entries for mountain writing and photo comps

glencoelochanThe Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival (EMFF) and the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) have joined forces this year to expand their popular and long running mountain writing and photography competitions. The Mountain Article competition has categories for prose and poetry…

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May 15th, 2012 09:32 AM

St Abb's Fest kicks off with walks

stabbsA new festival gets underway this Wednesday (16 May) offering a variety of walks and other activities based at St Abbs nature reserve. Running for one week, the festival is a joint venture between the National Trust for Scotland (NTS)…

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May 14th, 2012 05:39 PM

Rum residents help catch egg thief

Golden EagleSharp-eyed residents on a Scottish island National Nature Reserve (NNR) helped catch one of Britain’s most notorious egg thieves. Police arrested Matthew Gonshaw after receiving a tip-off from islanders on Rum. Most of the island is managed as an NNR…

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May 14th, 2012 01:25 PM

Five will tackle Snowdon in memory of friend who died on mountain

Five men will walk to the top of Wales’s highest mountain in memory of a friend who fell to his death on the hill earlier this year.

Wednesday 16 May 2012 08:21 PM GMT

Police name pair who died in munro microlight crash

Police say the two men who died on a munro in the southern Highlands have been formally identified. Alan McCaskie, 63, of Broughty Ferry, Dundee, a...

Wednesday 16 May 2012 07:27 PM GMT

Walker airlifted after fall from remote Highland peak

A man was airlifted from a remote Highland peak after falling and injuring himself. The walker fell about 2½m (8ft) near the summit of Stac Pollai...

Wednesday 16 May 2012 02:09 PM GMT

Pennine Bridleway and Chamonix feature in new guidebooks

Mountain bikers have a new guide to one of the country’s newest national trails. Outdoor guidebook specialist Cicerone’s Cycling the Pennine Br...

Wednesday 16 May 2012 12:43 PM GMT

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