West Highlands Forecast
Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area include Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, includes Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Includes Arran and Mull.
Click here to access the PDF version of the forecast.Forecast last updated on Thursday 31st July 2014 at 1:47pm
Summary for all mountain areas
The wind light, especially across Scotland. Drizzly showers on many western mountains in morning will extend inland to most mountain areas, some heavy with small risk of thunder. Extensive cloud shrouding particularly western mountains.
Headline for West Highlands
Showery; cloud shrouding the hills. Little wind.
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to southwesterly, 10mph or less.
Effect of wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Frequent rain, especially west. Small risk lightning.
A mix of drizzle and rain, at times persistent on western mountains, and also, particularly afternoon, heavy showers. Small risk thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent low cloud
Extensively shrouding the mountains above around 500 to 700m western mountains, rising well inland to 600 to occasionally 900m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sunshine, mainly well inland. Fog across the mountains; even below cloud, visibility poor in drizzle.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 or 8C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
All mountain areas of Britain from Friday 1st August 2014
Areas of rain, some heavy, are likely on the mountains on Friday and over the weekend. Generally the rain patchy on Friday, but there may be areas of heavy thundery rain over the weekend, although on Sunday there is considerable uncertainty as to how quickly the rain becomes confined to Scotland as it clears from the south. It may also be windy on Sunday.
