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.
Wednesday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive hot sunshine and unusually humid - beware sunburn and dehydration. England and Wales as well as east Scotland see early low patchy fog clearing; highest tops of east Scotland may be at or above the cloud layer at dawn. Some cloud clings to Scotland's west coast, breezy over far northern tops.
Headline for West Highlands
Becoming sunny and warm inland, lingering coastal cloud
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly, 10-15mph, sometimes less in the south. May approach 20mph over highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Isolated coastal drizzle fades
A few patches of fine drizzle on west-southwest facing coastal slopes in the morning, this dying out for dry mountains afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Substantially clearing inland, some upper cloud banks towards the coast
From dawn, extensive from 400-600m up, lowest towards the coast. High inland tops probably above the cloud layer. Bases lift through morning, soon beginning to break up towards central highlands. Banks may cling to coastal slopes above 700m for longer, only rare banks further inland.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 80% inland
Sunshine and air clarity?
Increasingly sunny as cloud thins and breaks, although perhaps only patchy sun near coast north from Jura. Mostly excellent visibility but fog clearing only slowly, from some coastal slopes.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8 to 10C to start, coolest Lochaber coastal hills. Rising up to 15C well inland, nearer 12 or 13C near the coast or slightly cooler northern coastal Lochaber.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Thursday 25th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southeasterly between 10 and 20mph; perhaps particularly gusty at times, but also lighter periods too.
Effect of the wind on you?
Generally small, although there may be sudden buffeting at times both on higher areas and some lower slopes.
How Wet?
Risk rain and thunderstorms
Risk thunderstorms giving locally torrential rain, as well as some more extensive areas of rain across northern mountains.
Cloud on the hills?
Likely to form in and after rain
Some ragged patches at dawn soon dissipate for largely cloud-free mountains. Where rain occurs, fog forming on higher slopes, or more extensive to middle/lower slopes where thunderstorms occur.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun through high level cloud - perhaps increasingly sunny from the south afternoon and evening. Hazy, particularly near central belt.
How Cold? (at 900m)
A warm 16 to 19C, to 22C southern islands.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Friday 26th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
A variable southeasterly 10-20mph, notable gusts around showers, and significantly rising overnight, 35mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at times but frequent buffeting gusts will affect stability, including to lower slopes, and deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Thundery showers, clustering afternoon
A scattering of showers, heavy bursts with risk of thunderstorms too. Through afternoon, rising risk of showers clustering together into prolonged thundery downpours.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive and variable
Most slopes shrouded above 700-800m most of the day, lower banks likely early. A few breaks here and there for a time, and perhaps some local clear spots between cloud banks, but then becoming extensive as rain sets in more widely.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of weak sun. Variable visibility, often poor due to cloud and rain, locally better, becoming hazy far south.
How Cold? (at 900m)
15 to 17C, trending towards 15C widely as rain sets in. Humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Exceptionally warm and humid most mountain areas until later Friday; valley temperatures approaching the low-to-middle 30s in England and Wales, with hill temperatures approaching the high 20s at least. Scotland will be slightly cooler, though temperatures will still reach the low 20s on many slopes. Scattered thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday, with a risk of extended torrential thunderstorms on Friday afternoon in northern areas. Over the weekend, progressively less warm as fronts begin to come in off the Atlantic, bringing a strengthening wind and bands of rain and low cloud, particularly affecting western mountains. Into the following week, Atlantic westerlies will dominate, with an indication of high pressure to the south producing dry and bright windows.