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.
Friday'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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Friday 14th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of rain over central Scotland in the morning sweeps into England and Wales; some heavy bursts with extensive cloud. Rain eases afternoon, to patches over Wales and the Peak District. Drizzle and light rain follows in west Scotland, little reaching eastward where high cloud breaks form.
Headline for West Highlands
Drizzly and some light rain north, breaks inland and south
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly 15-25mph, slight northwesterly shift afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some notable breezes over high tops at times.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, some drizzle
Periods of rain affect the hills near and west of Loch Linnhe most of the day, generally light in nature, drizzly on high terrain here. Further south and east, rain patchier, increasingly dry windows. Just at dawn, a risk of heavier rain lingering from overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Near and west of Loch Linnhe will be shrouded from lower slopes up much of the day, to coastal cliffs in rain. To the south and east, some variability, may lift towards 700-800m during drier windows, perhaps higher later, but returning lower at times too.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun here and there, but often overcast, dull along the coast. Generally poor visibility, but good if below cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10 to 12C at dawn, mildest inland where may briefly rise a degree; lowering towards 9 or 10C widely, coolest along the coast, further lowering overnight.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Saturday 15th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-northwesterly 20-25mph, strong gusts over high tops approaching 40mph early. An easing tendency.
Effect of the wind on you?
May be fairly small, but strongest early gusts will begin to challenge stability.
How Wet?
Showery rain
Showery rain often affecting hills from Mull northward, drizzly near the coast. More scattered, lighter falls southward, best chance of dry windows towards Loch Lomond.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Hills near and west of Loch Linnhe shrouded from middle slopes up most of the day, to lower slopes at times towards the coast. To the south, cloud more variable, some breaks towards high terrain early, but filling in extensively at times too.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% (40% southernmost hills early)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, mostly south, trending cloudier. Varied visibility, sometimes good out of cloud and rain but a light coastal haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7C, rising a degree well-inland. Feeling near freezing in early strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 16th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 13th Aug 26 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-northwesterly 10-15mph, may well ease and become variable.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Some drizzle, chance bursts of rain
Near the coast (particularly north), drizzly on the high tops much of the day. Some broader bursts of rain drift from the west, a heavy fall possible, but may amount to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Shrouding high terrain, lowest west
May be fairly extensive in the morning, lowest bases near and north of Mull, to middle slopes. A rising trend, some breaks forming, but few breaks above 1000-1100m, and some chance of filling in more extensively during periods of rain.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few odd glimpses of weak sun. Varied visibility, very good visibility out of cloud and rain; poor visibility on summits.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7C, slight rise inland.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Though the weekend, high pressure is never far away to the southwest, keeping conditions generally drier and brighter across England and Wales, though a northwesterly flow will bring some cloud to western hills. Scotland is more often cloudy with patchy rain, mostly north and west, and a rising risk of cloud and some bursts of rain more widely into Sunday with fresher air. Windier and wetter conditions are indicated next week, though day-by-day detail is currently uncertain. Monday sees a rising risk of strengthening wind and rain, at least in northern areas, then a blustery northwesterly wind draws fresher air and showers more widely through midweek; some drier, brighter windows to the east. Staying mixed into next weekend.