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.
Sunday'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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 30th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day for many places, sunshine and broken cloud. Much terrain frozen in the Highlands, where a lull in wind, later strengthening southerlies in west. Strong northwesterlies for England and Wales tend to drop. Some local showers move inland from the Irish Sea. Deteriorating all areas into night.
Headline for West Highlands
Light wind, but increasing with time. Sun then high cloud thickens.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable 10-15mph or less. Tending to strengthen southerly, reaching 30mph around Mull and Jura up to dusk, widely increasing to 50mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small much of daylight inland, but becoming more blustery near coast with time; deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Coastal showers, rain/snow into night
Most likely staying dry inland all daylight. Odd light showers around the islands and far west coast. From dusk, light rain moves onto islands then widely heavier with hill snow inland into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Local patches, otherwise clear
Fragments of cloud around some slopes and corries, some mist possible in the valleys. Greater risk of patchy cloud NE of Ben Nevis early in day. Later, cloud banks form on islands as wind increases.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%, later 30% coast/islands.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Winter sunshine and some thin high cloud, which thickens with time from west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1 to -3C, coldest inland, where also small variation with height. Rising into night. Feeling like -10C if exposed to increasing wind later; colder after dark.
Freezing Level
Much inland terrain frozen, frost in glens all day out of sunlight. Only partly frozen below 600-800m coasts/islands. Then rising into night eventually to upper slopes.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 1st December 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly or variable; typically 20-25mph or sometimes less during day. Small risk increasing to gales later mainly in south.
Effect of the wind on you?
Some uncertainty, likely fairly small much of the region, but beware chance of worsening especially southern hills.
How Wet?
Showers, more rain and hill snow likely
Overnight hill snow finishing mainly as rain toward higher slopes, fading before dawn. A few showers near coast, but risk further persistent rain setting in with time from south, turning back to snow on tops. Showers into night with hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowering
Banks of cloud at various heights from dawn, shrouding many southern and coastal hills more extensively, some breaks Lochaber. Lowering widely as rain/snow develops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% dropping below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull in rain. Visibility locally may be good out of cloud for a time in morning, but then poor in rain/snow.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 or 3C, then late in day nearer 0C. Feeling like -10C or below if exposed to stronger winds.
Freezing Level
Rising from before dawn, above most summits for a time, then tending to drop to 1200m, after dark likely 900-1000m.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly 25 to 35mph, squally gusts over 40mph coastal hills in showers, sometimes high tops inland.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting comfortable walking and balance on exposed ridges and tops, at times more challenging. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail showers particularly near Mull
Showery bursts most common over coastal hills, frequent for a time near Mull, with hail, at times snow above 800m. Fewer showers inland and toward south, locally more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent coasts, breaks Lochaber
Covering coastal slopes most of the day, bases varied 600 to 900m, plus some lower banks on southern slopes in Loch Lomond NP in morning. Breaks above 1000m most often north/east of Ben Nevis.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%, to 50% inland Lochaber.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly inland, visibility good when dry, but reduced in showers, locally poor at times near coast.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0 or 1C. Wind chill feeling around -10C.
Freezing Level
900 to 1000m
Planning Outlook
Areas of low pressure circulating to the west and north will dominate the weather pattern in the week ahead, bringing generally unsettled weather. Southwesterly air and briefly milder into Monday, with rain for most places at times, but prolonged heavier rain for England and Wales. Then typically cooler with showery conditions - higher mountains near or just below freezing point likely for the remainder of the week - some snow on tops, occasional hail. Wind speed likely to vary, some squally gusty spells, but also some lulls possible during the week.