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.
Monday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Monday 19th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine but chilly day for the Highlands with sunshine, but cloud will roll in from the southeast to increasingly cover hills in southern areas in the afternoon. Cloudier all day for northern England with a little rain, strong and gusty easterly winds. Early rain in Wales clears, low cloud tending to break with time.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Patchy sun, but increasingly cloud covers hills. Gusty in places.
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southeasterly 15 to 25mph, locally variable and some gusty spots around high tops, locally downslope early in day. Speeds tending to rise later, 30mph later afternoon onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling chilly and later may affect comfortable walking in exposure.
How Wet?
Patchy drizzle develops
Fine drizzle mainly into afternoon where in cloud over the hills, later in day some drizzly rain more widely, light rain more persistent into evening onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear start with varied fog, but blanket low cloud becomes extensive
Patchy cloud around some slopes, or just fog mostly on low terrain at first. As the day goes on, cloud filling in from the south across the hills widely above 600-800m, some high tops may remain near top of the cloud, but the layer thickens up to all summits; local breaks on north slopes near Ben Lawers group.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% early, dropping to 20%, later almost nil.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunny start giving way to patchy cloud which then fills in to be misty across many hills, though some good visibility below cloud where dry.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Around 5C, little change all day and small variation with height over the mountains. Feeling like 0 to -5C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Frost widely in glens and some sheltered higher areas early morning; otherwise above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southeasterly 20 to 30mph, some gustier areas, particularly more eastern hills, may reach 40mph in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect ease of walking and balance if gusty on some exposed high terrain. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Generally damp all day, some steadier light rain for periods, may become more persistent rain with time, more likely central highlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Low cloud blanketing most hills in fog from lower elevations upward across most of the region. Best of any higher bases on north-facing slopes near/north of Ben Lawers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull and misty from many lower slopes upward.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 or 5C, little change all day. Feeling like -2 to -5C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Last updated
Sun 18th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Likely to vary, south-southeasterly 20-30mph at first, then a lull, with time a switch westerly 20-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for periods, but feeling chilly if exposed on high terrain, may be more blustery at times.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Some uncertainty, persistent rain from overnight likely retreats northeastward, may become drier, but some patchy rain around, risk later more persistent again, turning to snow on the Munros by evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher areas
Covering many higher mountains, varied bases, often 700-900m, some lower banks around rain, particularly east in morning.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good if dry below cloud, but reduced in rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4C tending to drop to 2C later. Feeling nearer -5C if exposed to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits likely all day, but into evening likely dropping to 1200m, then nearer 1000m into night.
Planning Outlook
A complex weather setup into midweek with slow-moving fronts bringing areas of rain and fairly extensive low cloud over the hills, varied wind speeds. Thursday may offer a window of drier weather and light winds, but by Thursday night into Friday a storm system likely moves across England & Wales with heavy rain and gales, possibly turning to snow on higher mountains. Scotland may avoid this system and just see showers mostly in the west for Friday, wintry on tops. Another Atlantic storm is then forecast to track further north over the weekend bringing widespread severe gales to high terrain, heavy rain then showery westerlies. Generally unsettled weather likely prevails to the end of October.