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.
Sunday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 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
Sunday 18th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine but cool day with sunshine and mountains largely free of cloud, fragments on some slopes and early mist on low terrain. Cloud banks drift onto Skye more often. Light winds for much of Scotland, a fresher northeasterly breeze for England and Wales, which brings odd light showers.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Chilly, but light wind. Dry with sunshine, mostly clear hills.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Generally southerly 10-15mph, though variable in both direction and speed.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling chilly in any breeze.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Very little
Patchy mist in sheltered glens at dawn will soon begin to lift and largely dissipate. A few patchy cloud caps may drift onto some high Munros occasionally, mostly toward the east afternoon-evening.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some patchy cloud in morning, and may cloud over some eastern areas later in day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 or 3C; little change with added height. Feeling like -3 to -5C in strongest breeze.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but frosts common at dawn on sheltered slopes/into glens, thawing in the morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 19th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southeasterly 15 to 25mph, locally variable and some gusty spots. Speeds tending to rise later, 30mph from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling chilly and later may affect comfortable walking in exposure.
How Wet?
Risk patchy drizzly rain
Feeling damp and drizzly where in cloud, but often amounting to little. Some more frequent light rain at times, greater risk later in day when may become persistent.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
A sheet of cloud likely to affect most hills above 600-700m, lowest on southern upslopes, banks mostly above 800m toward Lochs Tay and Rannoch. Chance of highest tops being near top of the cloud for a time.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull, local glimpses of sun mainly toward Loch Tay. Visibility reduced to be poor in drizzle.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Around 5C, little change all day and small variation with height over the mountains. Feeling like 0 to -5C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Frost widely in glens and some sheltered higher areas early morning; otherwise above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 17th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southeasterly 20 to 30mph, some gustier areas, particularly more eastern hills, may reach 40mph in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect ease of walking and balance if gusty on some exposed high terrain. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Generally damp all day, some steadier light rain for periods, may become more persistent rain with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most hills in fog from lower elevations upward across most of the region. Best of any higher bases on north-facing slopes near/north of Ben Lawers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 or 5C, little change all day. Feeling like -2 to -5C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
The new week starts with some rain and wind in Wales and south Pennines, staying drier for much of Scotland on Monday, but with strengthening southeasterly wind, cloud increasingly shrouding all hills and becoming widely damp onward into Tuesday, blanket low cloud shrouding hills to some lower elevations. A more unsettled pattern returns widely as the week goes on as winds return to Atlantic southwesterlies. A few windows of brighter weather in eastern areas, but periods of strong wind and heavy rain into late week and next weekend as a series of fronts and low pressure systems sweep in from the southwest, risk of gales becoming severe at times on higher mountain terrain.