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.
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 7th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 6th May 26 at
4:26PM
Summary for all mountain areas
South to southwesterly winds giving considerable chill factor over high terrain, up to gale-force over coastal northwest Highlands. Areas of showery rain, most widespread into the afternoon when some clusters of heavier rain forming. Rain generally becomes more persistent toward northwest Scotland.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Windy. Local bursts of rain moving northeast.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 25 to 30mph, at times 35mph around higher mountains, local strong downslope gusts early in daytime. Speeds tending to increase a little again late in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure with notable wind chill; buffeting in early gusts not just on high tops, also more widely by late in day.
How Wet?
Periods of showery rain into middle of day onward
Scattered mostly light showers early in day. Then greater risk of showery rain by late morning, local clusters moving generally eastward into afternoon, some heavy. Further showery rain mostly central highlands during evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to or above the summits
Fairly extensive at dawn above 800m, but soon lifting and breaking after sunrise, to mostly just banks on high tops, many summits clear for periods. More extensive banks on high terrain for a time where rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sunshine. Excellent visibility, but deteriorating where showers form.
How Cold? (at 900m)
+1C rising to 5C, local 6 or 7C east. Then tending to lower again overnight. Feeling like -3 to -5C in strongest wind during daytime.
Freezing Level
1000m, with patchy frost in some glens at dawn. Lifting above the summits. Lowering overnight toward 1000m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Friday 8th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 6th May 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, shifting westerly and easing with time, to 15-20mph, or less later in Callander area.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking inconvenienced, locally strenuous in the morning with wind chill, an easing trend with time to fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Showers, most afternoon
A day of scattered showers, possible snow flurries on tops in morning; tending to move eastwards during the day, some heavier bursts locally possibly, whilst some places escape more often dry all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely lifting above the summits
Early banks of cloud above 800m in the morning, some ragged lower patches too, but bases soon lifting after sunrise to largely clear the summits. Some caps return to summits in afternoon showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, more often cloudy with time. Very good visibility but becoming variable as showers increase.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2C, rising to 5 or 6C. Feeling as cold as -8C in early wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 9th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 6th May 26 at
4:26PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northerly 15 to 20mph, perhaps often less central highlands.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Local light showers
Chance of residual rain from overnight leaving pockets of drizzly light rain at first, or snow flurries on tops. Otherwise scattered brief light showers, mostly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting, clearing most summits
Occasional patches of cloud on upper slopes in the morning, possibly cloud banks more widely at first, but tending to lift above most or all tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun, some thin high cloud, tending to cloud over. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1C rising to +2 or 3C.
Freezing Level
800-900m plus frost in glens at dawn. Lifting toward 1200m afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A notably chilly outlook for May into the weekend and early next week, with higher Scottish mountains almost continuously below freezing point possibly onward through much of next week as northwesterly air prevails. After a warmer end to this week, higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point from the weekend onward. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery through mid-May, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain most common in northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.