The Northwest Highlands
Areas north from Knoydart in the west, and the Great Glen towards the east (NB. Does not include Mull and areas west of Loch Linnhe, these are found in the West Highlands forecast.)
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Sunday 24th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure bringing dry and warm conditions to England and Wales and southern and eastern Scotland with early patchy hill fog in the west dispersing. Warm or very warm in valleys, beware of sunburn and dehydration. Blustery south-westerly winds will feed low cloud and drizzly rain across northwest Scotland.
Headline for The Northwest Highlands
Windy, gusty southwesterly. Drizzly rain and extensive low cloud. Clearer east.
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to south-westerly 25 to 35mph, in excess of 40mph for a time Skye to Ben Hope, and some cols and tops elsewhere.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery and gusty conditions, arduous at times, especially for the west coast, with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, focused in west
The moist south-west airflow will continue to feed drizzly rain in across the hills; most widely on and near Skye where may come on fairly heavy at times. Little if any reaching Ben Hope to Ben Wyvis.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive in the west, broken in the east.
A feed of low cloud will continue in across western hills giving extensive hill fog. Bases lifting and breaking further east, with good breaks Ben Hope to Ben Wyvis.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%, but 60% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast, but glimpses of sun; best in the north and east. Visibility poor at times due to drizzly rain. Excellent mostly in the north and east.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8 to 10C, lowest west coast.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Monday 25th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-westerly 25 to 40mph, strongest towards the Ben Hope area.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery and gusty, with consdierable buffeting at times, perhaps even arduous at times across northern hills.
How Wet?
Drizzly morning, then fizzling out.
Drizzly conditions for western mountains from Skye to Torridon in morning with a little spill over possible to eastern hills. Mostly fizzling out by afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly on and near Skye morning
May be fairly extensive western hills morning, and perhaps tops for a time elsewhere. By afternoon, mostly clearing, but persisting western tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% lifting to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, but thinning and breaking in places, especially in the north and east. Visibility poor at times in drizzle, but away from drizzle, very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 to 9C, lowest toward west coast.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Tuesday 26th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 15 to 25mph at first, perhaps 30mph Ben Hope, but easing down and by afternoon 5 to 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery morning, but becoming small by afternoon.
How Wet?
Spots of drizzle fading.
Spots of patches of drizzle western hills in the morning, but becoming dry across all hills by the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive morning, breaking up widely afternoon.
Extensive from dawn, down to lower slopes from Assynt down to Skye. Lifting and breaking, to leave most hills clear afternoon, patches lingering tops in west.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% lifting to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine confined to northeast in morning, before breaking through more widely in the afternoon. Visibility good away from any drizzle.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 to 5C, lowest around Ben Hope, but lifting to 6 or 7C hills nearest Great Glen.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure dominates this week with early patchy low cloud, mainly coastal hills dispersing to give widespread warm or very warm sunshine, highest temperatures valleys of England and Wales; where into the high 20s Monday and Tuesday Peak District into Wales with high humidity. Chance of well scattered shower development from midweek as a gusty south-easterly develops for western hills. Pressure lowering next weekend into next week.