West Highlands
Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area includes Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, from Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Also Arran and Mull.
Saturday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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 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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
England and Wales extensively dry with periods of sun and particularly Wales fairly light wind. Increasingly showery northwards across Scotland, although mostly confined to afternoon eastern mountains. Fairly chilly, particularly morning.
Headline for West Highlands
Chilly and showery.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 20-25mph..
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Showers, most along the coast
Showers from time to time, some briefly heavy, although becoming few and far between from mid or late afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive toward coast, base rising well inland - higher tops may not clear
Extensive above 500-700m in the morning, lowest toward west coast. A lifting trend, particularly central highlands, where breaks above 900m increasingly by midday. Nevertheless cloud base dropping again near showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10% western mountains; rising to 40% toward central highlands
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud and sun, trending cloudier, though western areas brighten up later. Very good visibility out of cloud, becoming hazy in the west.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising slightly, to 8C well inland. Will feel close to or below freezing point directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 10 to 20mph after dawn; strongest Lochaber. Will soon drop to 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming negligible.
How Wet?
A few showers; dying out
Starting showery, particularly Lochaber. Showers will become confined to Lochaber and by about midday more or less all die out.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming confined to higher slopes, later may well almost all clear
Progressively improving as extensive cloud above 700m Lochaber and more patchy above 900m elsewhere gradually rises. By mid afternoon, perhaps still fragments some higher tops; but the hills mostly cloud free.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% gradually rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun morning, mostly central highlands. Gradually becoming more sunny across region, but later the sun increasingly hazy. Very good or excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C rising to 9 to 13C, warmest central highlands and Loch Lomond NP.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 3rd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 10-15mph; strengthening to around 25mph; very gusty in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, but expect sudden gusts to develop (sometimes on lower slopes) making balance tricky.
How Wet?
Deteriorating: rain increasingly likely
Low confidence - timing of changes very uncertain: As cloud thickens from south, rain will probably spread northwards, and become widespread and constant.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly forming in rain
Most, possibly all hills cloud free morning, possibly for most of day. In rain, fog will gradually shroud some or most higher slopes, even extending to some lower slopes, particularly Loch Lomond NP and Arran.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% dropping to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sunshine - although there may be some weak sunshine through thin high cloud. Excellent or superb visibility, but dropping markedly in rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Still a few showers W & NW Highlands on Sunday, and threat of some rain by dusk western mountains. The rain will be ahead of a very complicated weather pattern early next week; areas of rain will drift slowly across central and mainly northern Britain, but the distribution of rain (and associated low cloud) remains very uncertain. Despite some recent rain (mainly in Scotland), away from the W & NW Highlands terrain remains exceptionally dry: 'tinder dry'.