Follow MountainWeather on Twitter
Follow MWIS on Facebook

The Northwest Highlands

If you'd like to sponsor this forecast and reach the thousands of hillwalkers and climbers that visit mwis.org.uk every day, please contact us!

Select forecast - Today / Monday / Tuesday

Viewing forecast for Wednesday, 11th July, 2012

Forecast last reviewed on Sunday, 19/05/13 at 07:00


Click here to access the PDF version of the forecast.



Headline, The Northwest Highlands

Light wind. Improving as cloud base lifts and rain soon eases.

How Windy?

Northerly, 10mph to perhaps in north Sutherland at times 20mph.

Effect Of Wind?

Small.

How Wet?

Showers

Overnight rain will soon ease to well scattered passing showers.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive north, but base lifting, particularly toward southwest

In rain at first, cloud base between 400 and 600m. But as the rain clears, so the base will lift to 600 to 750m northern and eastern Sutherland and east of Achnasheen and Loch Cluanie, and above 1000m western hills south of Torridon.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

20%, but in afternoon 70% western mountains south of Torridon.

Sunshine and air clarity?

Pockets of sun, mostly west coastal areas south of Torridon. The air may well be very clear, but extensively foggy on the hills, particularly morning.

How Cold? (at 900m)

4 to 6C.

Freezing level

Above the summits.

Planning Outlook for all mountain areas from Monday, 20th May, 2013

Warm with continued rapid melting of remaining snow at higher levels on Monday and for a while on Tuesday with some sunshine but still a risk of thundery showers. Turning cooler, cloudier and more showery midweek particularly across eastern ranges with northerly winds strengthening. A divergence of views towards next weekend with high pressure weakening as low pressure over France threatens to bring showers and local thunder northwards.

Site managed, edited and copyright mwis.org.uk