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.)
Tuesday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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 8 to 12C 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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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 8 to 12C 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
Tuesday 15th July 2025
Last updated
Mon 14th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy and persistent rain for England, Wales and southern Scotland, breaking up into thundery showers into the afternoon. Windy too, gale force over Welsh mountains. Some rain reaches north of the central belt, but most of the Highlands stays dry, with early low cloud rising and the wind mostly light. Much cooler than recently.
Headline for The Northwest Highlands
Mostly light wind. Some early rain in north, cloud lifting.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly or variable, 10 to 15mph, at times 20mph in far north. With time turning down the west coast, 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Early patchy rain, possible showers
Possibly thundery rain in north up to dawn, may leave remnants of rain for a few hours early morning across Sutherland. In afternoon, risk isolated slow-moving heavy showers, mostly inland areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud at different heights, lifting
Fairly extensive banks of cloud to lower slopes in morning, some slopes may emerge between or above cloud layers early in day before cloud lifts upslope. Many hills fully clearing, patches returning locally in showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sun through cloud layers, may brighten up, but expect high cloud. Misty morning in places, visibility otherwise very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 or 10C, small variation all day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Last updated
Mon 14th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable direction 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of an isolated shower, mainly inland afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Scope for inversion in morning
Possibly extensive low level cloud around coastal areas which may be slow to clear, higher terrain above the cloud sheet. Some cloud banks drifting upslope, tending to disperse, but locally may linger in north.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Areas of cloud and sun, some coastal hills misty to mid slopes, but visibility excellent out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9C rising to 12C, locally 14C well inland afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Thursday 17th July 2025
Last updated
Mon 14th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South or southeasterly, 15 to 25mph, strongest around Skye and nearby coast on the mainland, at times 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery on western mountains, affecting balance in places on exposed ridges. Fairly small further north and east.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Drizzle most frequent on Skye, feeling damp much of day where in cloud. Occasional pulses of steadier rain moving northwards, may set in for longer on western hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Murky around Skye, clearer north/east
Low cloud persistent across Skye and coastal Wester Ross, may fill in west coastal hills further north too. Covering Cuillin to lower elevations southern areas. Inland Sutherland generally much clearer.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10% on/near Skye, to 70% north inland.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun, at best weak through high cloud toward east. Misty poor visibility west coast near Skye. Generally good eastern areas.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10 to 12C, increasingly humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Dry for many on Wednesday, chance of a very isolated afternoon shower. Humidity rises on Thursday with drizzly rain and low cloud particularly in western regions. A mixed outlook, as slack low pressure drifts slowly over the British Isles, giving scope for slow-moving showers and possible thundery downpours, these most extensive over England and Wales around the weekend. Staying fairly warm, quite humid.