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.)
Monday'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.
Dry, Inversion
Banks of cloud or fog on lower or middle slopes, but higher terrain likely clear and sunny above an inversion.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry, Inversion
Banks of cloud or fog on lower or middle slopes, but higher terrain likely clear and sunny above an inversion.
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
The Northwest Highlands
Monday 9th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Many Scottish mountains sunny, but variable areas of low cloud and low-level fog. Murky conditions more widely Pennines and east Wales. No rainfall generally, but dampness in the air locally. Light wind for most places; increasing easterly breeze for Wales.
Headline for The Northwest Highlands
Mostly clear hills and sunshine west; local fog or low cloud banks.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly or variable 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
No rain expected most places
If cloud thickens around Skye, a chance of a very local light rain shower or drizzle for a time, mainly nearer the coast.
Cloud on the hills?
Many mountains clear, some cloud possibly drifting around Skye
Banks of cloud plus fog down in the glens particularly eastern areas. Many western areas likely clear or just local cloud patches drifting around - very locally around the north Cuillin and coastal mountains of Wester Ross may see a larger sheet of cloud. Higher tops likely above most of the fog or cloud.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70% (above fog in places)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and clear air best across high terrain, but in places sunny at all levels; haze or fog lower down. Locally northern areas of Skye and coast around Torridon possibly cloudier.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 or 2C.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on higher tops around 1000m all day, plus frost inland glens early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Tuesday 10th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southeasterly 10mph or less, may increase a little from south afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain not expected most places
A little showery rain or snow high tops on mountains near to north coast, may extend inland into Sutherland late in the day or more likely after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Odd patches around some slopes.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and hazy high cloud. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 or 2C. Likely to drop below 0C in north into night.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on tops above 1000m all day and possibly frost widely in the glens early morning. Dropping into night north.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Wednesday 11th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
North to northwesterly, 15 to 30mph, speed tending to rise into middle of day onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
May start small, but expect increasingly blustery conditions and considerable wind chill on high terrain.
How Wet?
Showery upland snow
Over a few hours, a band of showery rain, snow on tops increasingly to 600-700m, moving southwards, but patchier as it reaches the Great Glen. In north, a scattering of brief showers follow, by evening of snow to 500m or lower.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering tops for periods
Variable banks of cloud mostly above 800m, but patches to 600m for a time in precipitation - filling in for a time on high terrain, but then lifting with breaks again toward the summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine, but clouding over widely for a couple of hours at least. Visibility very good when dry, but poor if in snow and cloud on top for a time.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0 or -1C. Feeling like -10C as wind increases.
Freezing Level
800-900m, tending to lower slightly during day and dropping further into evening. Also frost inland glens in morning.
Planning Outlook
Generally dry much of the week ahead in Scotland. Some variable cloud and fog early in the week. A gusty easterly wind for England & Wales and rain pushes into Wales on Tuesday, reaching the south Pennines with time, persisting into Wednesday in these areas, but very little extending further north. Into the second half of the week, a switch to a colder northerly flow will likely drop the freezing level to 800m increasingly widely for Thursday-Friday, plus frost on low ground. Some snow showers on northern Scottish mountains, but largely dry weather elsewhere. During next weekend, a shift to a less cold Atlantic influence - a changeable mix likely into the following week.