West Highlands
Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area includes Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, from Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Also Arran and Mull.
Today'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.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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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.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Saturday 27th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
The remains of a front will bring a mostly cloudy day with rain on and off southern. Scotland southwards, whilst further north only isolated showers. Winds light, except in the far north of Scotland, and temporarily in west Wales, where blustery.
Headline for West Highlands
A few showers; cloud lifting above most summits.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 15 to on higher tops in Lochaber, sometimes 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Chance drizzly showers, mainly morning.
Many places dry all day, but risk of a few drizzly showers, most likely morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing many summits - persisting some coastal slopes & perhaps highest tops
Generally cloud often covering higher slopes in morning will lift to clear most summits, although may remain extensive above 1050 to 1200m. On immediate coastal slopes, the cloud many persist or come and go, above 500 to 800m (varied base).
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% close to the coast, but by afternoon 70% wet inland
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly extensive cloud, although some sunshine, particularly lower slopes. Excellent visibility, particularly afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C, rising a little particularly well inland, reaching 10C central highlands
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 28th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly, 15 to 20mph, strongest near the coast (west of Loch Linnhe), where it may reach 25mph at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Very little indeed
Banks of cloud on higher coastal slopes will clear by mid morning.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Superb visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C near the coast all day; rising to a warm 13C (to perhaps 15C east of Loch Linnhe) elsewhere.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 29th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly 20mph eastern hills to 25mph. Perhaps sometimes 30mph Mull.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small.
How Wet?
Extensively dry; possibly rain near coast
A weakening front making slow progress in from the west may well give drizzly rain Mull and possibly other hills west of Loch Linnhe. Elsewhere probably dry or negligible rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive near Mull; otherwise very little
Mull and west of Loch Linnhe: Fog may well cover the hills from 400-600m all or most of the day. Elsewhere: fragments on higher tops, possibly widespread above 1200m and 1000m western Loch Lomond NP.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sunshine.. Hazy near the coast to otherwise excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C near the coast, but afternoon as high as a warm 13C eastern summits.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Continued winds from the southwest will bring low cloud and occasional rain mainly to the NW Highlands. Otherwise largely or completely dry until around the middle of next week, with periods of sun and light wind - sometimes blustery NW Scotland.