Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Loch Ericht, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Tuesday'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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 1 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 1 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain drifts east across the Highlands, breaking up into showers. Staying showery all day toward west coast, locally more frequent rain. Showery rain throughout the day for England and Wales, occasionally heavy. Low cloud most persistent west. Increasingly windy, feeling cold.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Wind strengthening. Rain mostly west, showers, cloud on tops.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly, 15-20mph or less in morning. Abrupt switch westerly middle of day (into afternoon in east) and increasing, soonest in western areas, 30-35mph, gusts later 40mph higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, much of morning in east, but becoming increasingly blustery higher areas. Afternoon onward more arduous over tops, significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, brief showers
Rain on and off in the morning, more persistent for a time central highlands, pushing eastwards and fading with time. Then a few areas of showers. More often dry further east.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive west, rising a little
Covering higher terrain fairly widely in morning above 700-900m, lowest around rain west of the A9. Base rising a little toward upper slopes, some breaks forming, but cloud likely to often cap high tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, a little sun breaking through mostly eastern hills. Visibility poor in rain, especially morning in west. Becoming locally good afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, dropping later in day to 3C. Feeling like -5C in the strengthening wind, later in day nearer -10C high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, then dropping close to highest tops above 1200m evening into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West or southwesterly 15 to 25mph, possibly 30mph at times high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery on exposed higher tops, may affect balance on some ridges. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rare if any precipitation
Chance of an odd brief light shower, or snow flurry on highest Munros.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches high tops, good breaks
Occasional cloud grazing higher slopes, mostly above 900-1000m, most common central highlands. Further east, cloud often above higher summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun, best in east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C, nearer -8C high summits in the wind.
Freezing Level
Just above highest summits, 1200m or slightly higher.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Last updated
Mon 20th Oct 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
High uncertainty - a possible sustained lull, but may rapidly increase, mostly W-SW'ly 30mph, risk reaching 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Possibly staying small, but beware of difficult conditions developing bringing significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Possible rain / high-level snow west
Largely dry conditions may last much of the day in eastern areas. Risk of showery rain, or falling as snow on higher Munros, mostly central highlands, may develop further and become frequent.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher and western hills
Often capping higher western summits in the central highlands, filling in more widely in precipitation. Further east, cloud higher and some breaks to the tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun east, cloudier west. Visibility excellent where dry, but reducing locally to poor if precipitation develops.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 or 3C. If wind speed increases, chill factor feeling near -10C.
Freezing Level
1100 to 1200m.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather situation through midweek, with various centres of low pressure drifting around slowly. Areas of rain and showers, but also drier moments - Wednesday and possibly Thursday often dry in eastern Scotland and northern England - beware of a deterioration from the northwest during Thursday with gales and rain setting in. Significantly colder later in the week as winds turn northerly. Freezing level dropping to 800-1000m into the weekend, lowest in northern Scotland. A mix of sunshine and showers falling as snow on high terrain, most frequent in north-facing areas.