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The Northwest Highlands

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Viewing forecast for Saturday, 12th January, 2013

Forecast last reviewed on Saturday, 18/05/13 at 16:12


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Headline, The Northwest Highlands

Light wind; areas of sunshine.

How Windy?

South or southeasterly 15 to 20mph.

Effect Of Wind?

Small

How Wet?

Isolated snow flurries east.

Isolated if any snow flurries eastern hills in Sutherland south to Ben Wyvis.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive east.

Many higher areas will be cloud free. Nevertheless, pockets of low cloud, locally to low level, and in places summits above patches of cloud. The cloud most extensive eastern hills in Sutherland and Ben Wyvis area above 500m.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

80% west to 30% east

Sunshine and air clarity?

Bright sunshine, particularly western hills. Patchy sun eastern hills in Sutherland and Ben Wyvis area. Visibility excellent or superb many higher areas.

How Cold? (at 900m)

-3C; slowly dropping through the day from east.

Freezing level

550m, but ground partly frozen into the glens after a frost.

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.

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