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The Northwest Highlands
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Viewing forecast for Wednesday, 22nd August, 2012
Forecast last reviewed on Saturday, 18/05/13 at 16:12
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Headline, The Northwest Highlands
Heavy showers; risk lightning.
How Windy?
Westerly 10 to 20mph; lightest northern summits in Sutherland, strongest Skye and south from the Kintail area.
Effect Of Wind?
Small
How Wet?
Showery; risk lightning
Generally showery. Most rain western mountains, where rain may fall constantly for an hour or two. Well inland, heavy showers developing after being isolated until late morning. Risk thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Cloud widely across higher areas, particularly western hills. Here the base varying, occasionally below 500m and rarely higher than 750m. Well inland, cloud rare below 600m and base typically 950m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% west to 50% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, mainly well inland. Visibility generally good, but often poor in rain and extensively foggy across the hills.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C.
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 most of Tuesday with a good deal of sunshine and very little precipitation. Gradually turning cooler and cloudier from the northwest from late Tuesday. Probably only small amounts of rain and winds generally remaining fairly light. A divergence of views towards next weekend with some models pointing to high pressure persisting just to the west of Ireland bringing mainly dry weather and others pointing to more unsettled weather slowly extending southwards at least across northern ranges.