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.
Sunday'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.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Winter sunshine
Bright sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
West Highlands
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure brings dry and sunny conditions to the Highlands with little wind and the mountains clear, although some fog in the glens. Elsewhere, an east wind will continue to feed cloud into the Scottish Borders, N Pennines, and east Wales with scope for spots of drizzle. Still dry and sunny toward west coast.
Headline for West Highlands
Light winds with sun and mountains clear, above patchy fog. Terrain mostly frozen.
How windy? (On the Munros)
East to northeasterly or variable, 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Dry all day
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Fog patches some glens. Possible thin cloud patches drifting onto some coastal slopes and islands around 600-700m. Otherwise the mountains clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny through a thin layer of high cloud, partly cloudy coastal areas. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 or 3C, inversion conditions - hills warmer than lower slopes all day - up to 5C highest summits.
Freezing Level
Frost in glens and lower slopes, also in some upland hollows and corries, all day out of sunlight; above freezing on tops.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northeast 15 to 25mph, may be calm over tops early in day above inversion, before wind picks up as inversion breaks down.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud banks, good breaks.
Patchy cloud banks, mostly across hills from north Lochaber through the central Highlands. Around 500-1000m, tops initially clear above before cloud lifts further. Clearer conditions elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%, but 40% in north and east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud and sun, best in the south and west. Visibility mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Around 0C
Freezing Level
Morning frost in glens/corries and initially tops above inversion, plus 2C, but turning colder on tops as freezing level stabilises around 700-900m during afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Sat 27th Dec 25 at
2:40PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northerly 10 to 20mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked chill where exposed to the breeze.
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little, other than patches
Other than ragged patches, or a few banks along western coastal hills, generally very little cloud is expected on the hills.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-2C
Freezing Level
Terrain frozen from lower slopes upwards, with frost into the glens in morning.
Planning Outlook
Early next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries. Later in the week, a stronger and colder northerly may develop with snow and hail showers becoming frequent in the north and down coastal extremities elsewhere.