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.
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.
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.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze 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.
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.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 21st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud covering some western Scottish mountains much of day, a little rain or drizzle mostly Lochaber to Skye. Clearer hills east and southwards in the Highlands, and some breaks form in far northwest. Gusty winds toward north/west. Sunshine, haze and early low-level fog England & Wales, light winds.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Wind fairly light during day. Dry, sun and patchy cloud west.
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to southwesterly 15 to 20mph. Increasing evening-night to 35-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small during day. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Patches central tops, clearer east
Some fog patches in glens and varied banks of cloud around hill slopes in the morning. Becoming mostly cloud patches above 800-900m in central highlands, tending to clear afternoon. Near and east of A9 largely clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60% west, to 90% eastern hills.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and high cloud, which may thicken from northwest with time. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 to 6C, rising slightly higher in east.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but patchy frost in glens and some sheltered higher areas around dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Sunday 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwest becoming mostly westerly, 25 to 30mph, stronger gusts for a time around rain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking at times on higher terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain mostly west
Patchy rain in morning mostly over central highlands, briefly steadier rain with showery moments mixed in, finishing as snow flurries higher areas; small amounts. Very little reaching hills east of the A9.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for a few hours west
Covering hills above 700 to 900m, lowest in Callander area around rain, mostly higher up east of the A9. Later likely to widely lift and break toward tops, some varied patches.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% west, 50%; later widely 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy for a few hours, brighter eastwards. Later in day improving to some sun breaking through. Visibility mostly good, reduced in rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
+3C in morning, lowering into afternoon toward 0C, later -1C. Feeling like -7 to -10C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in the morning, but lowering during day toward 1000m, by dusk nearer 800m central highlands.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly varied 20-25mph in morning. Then increasing rapidly to 50-60mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly moderate early in day, perhaps for several hours, but then rapidly deteriorating, walking increasingly difficult.
How Wet?
Risk rain later west
During afternoon in central highlands, risk patchy rain arriving, then becoming more persistent from west from dusk onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any until late
Later afternoon as rain develops, cloud starting to form over higher tops west of the A9, soonest near Callander.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%, later afternoon 50%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakening as high cloud thickens, becoming overcast. Visibility excellent, later a little hazier.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-2C rising to +2C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -12 to -15C in exposure.
Freezing Level
700m plus frost in glens around dawn. Tending to rise, by late afternoon likely lifting just above freezing to highest tops.
Planning Outlook
A changeable mix during the week ahead, but feeling wintry with snow and hail showers widely into midweek. Fine conditions on Monday, but southwesterly winds increasing, later severe gales on Scottish mountains. A spell of rain by late Monday into the night with a brief rise of temperature, but the freezing level drops from the northwest again into Tuesday, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow may continue to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.