The Northwest Highlands
Areas north from Knoydart in the west, and the Great Glen towards the east (NB. Does not include Mull and areas west of Loch Linnhe, these are found in the West Highlands forecast.)
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Monday 29th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly breezes, strongest in the morning. Cloud covering many western hills, some drizzly rain and light showers, mostly western Scotland. Cloud higher and more broken toward east. Some improvements in the west as cloud base rises, some breaks forming afternoon. Rain develops from west into night.
Headline for The Northwest Highlands
Strongest wind easing. Patchy rain and low cloud west.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 35-40mph dawn to early morning, strongest toward north, gusts over tops to 50mph+. Easing to 25-35mph middle of day, later toward evening 15-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions on the high tops early with significant wind chill and difficulty maintaining stability; easing with time to more moderate conditions, smaller later.
How Wet?
Patchy rain and showers
Rain fairly widespread just around dawn, on and off into the morning hours, most frequent in west, showers continuing into afternoon. Only odd patches further north and east, amounting to little. Into night, some more persistent rain spreading from the southwest, locally heavier Skye and nearby.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, improving east
A shield of cloud shrouds west coast slopes from 300-400m up at dawn, nearer to 700m well-east. A lifting tendency, approaching 800-1000m east, some summit breaks possible. Cloud persistent above 500-700m west coast, lowest south near Skye.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%, rising to 40% east summits
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun breaking out, sunniest on lower elevations to the east. Very good visibility out of cloud, some west coast haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising to 8C inland/east afternoon. Feeling like -5C in strongest wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 15 to 20mph, but likely to drop lighter and variable.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Showery rain
Areas of showery rain tending to drift north across the region in morning, then by afternoon moving around slowly, some places escaping dry, but local heavy bursts possible, chance of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, better north
Cloud varying over the hills, but often capping high tops, lowering around rain with ragged patches lower down. Breaks likely best toward north in morning.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mainly north in morning. Visibility very good where dry, but reduced to poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 or 8C, little variation all day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly, starting 10mph or less, strengthening during day to 30-40mph afternoon, later risk 50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but deteriorating, walking becoming uncomfortable, later more arduous, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain likely later
Generally dry for many hours, except for an odd isolated shower. Later afternoon-evening, increasing risk of rain moving in from west, may set in heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest west in morning, breaks inland
Covering most western hills in the morning, to some mid-slopes. Tending to lift and break toward upper slopes, best inland and east, but capping west coast tops. Lowering later if rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaks through, then giving way to thickening high cloud. Visibility very good below cloud, reducing later as rain develops.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C, little variation all day. Feeling like freezing as wind increases, risk later near -5C in exposure on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A changeable westerly Atlantic pattern dominates this week. Western hill groups from Lakeland northward will see the most cloud and rain, while east and southern areas are drier and sunnier. A spell of stronger winds and more widespread rain likely develops later Wednesday to early Thursday. Possibly another windy and wetter spell into Friday. A rather cool and windy westerly pattern is likely to continue into next weekend with showery rain. Drier and warmer conditions are indicated into the week of 5th July, though southwesterlies may still bring more cloud to the west, some rain in northwest Scotland.