Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area include Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, includes Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Includes Arran and Mull.
West Highlands
Monday 30th March 2020
Last updated
Sunday 29th March 2020 at
3:50 PM
High pressure to the west of the British Isles will bring largely dry but mostly cloudy conditions with a persistent cloud sheet; although some breaks will occur. Brisk winds across England and Wales, and in the morning across Scotland, will give significant chill. Isolated snow flurries.
Cloud sheet higher slopes, but some breaks; especially in the south.
North to northwesterly in the range 15 to 30mph; strongest in the morning when perhaps locally 35mph higher tops.
Will impede walking at times across higher slopes with significant wind chill, especially in the morning.
Isolated showers or flurries, mainly coast.
Isolated, brief, showers or flurries; mainly toward west coast.
Cloud sheet higher slopes; may break.
A cloud sheet will shroud higher slopes above 700m. Substantial breaks may develop in cloud sheet; especially in the south.
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Patches of sun breaking through; perhaps fairly extensive in the south in the afternoon. Visibility mostly very good.
Around 0 to -2C; lowest in the north, but feeling closer to -15C in direct exposure to strongest winds in the morning.
Generally around 700-900m, lowest in the north, but many lower slopes at least partially frozen at dawn.
West Highlands
Tuesday 31st March 2020
Last updated
Sunday 29th March 2020 at
3:50 PM
Northwesterly 10 to 20mph, perhaps less at times.
Mostly small.
Substantially or completed dry.
Isolated, if any, flurries.
Cloud sheet, most extensive in north/west.
Detail uncertain: A cloud sheet will likely cover some higher slopes, most widely in the north and west, although some high tops may poke above tops. Potential for substantial break in the south and east.
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Patches of sun, but often periods when cloudy. Visibility very good or excellent.
-2C rising to 0C
Terrain at least partly frozen from glens up at dawn. Will soon thaw as freezing level lifts to 850 to 950m in the afternoon.
West Highlands
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Last updated
Sunday 29th March 2020 at
3:50 PM
Northwesterly 20 to 30mph; strongest in the afternoon when may reach 35mph higher tops.
Will increasingly impede walking higher areas in afternoon with significant wind chill.
Dry start, drizzly rain/snow tops later.
Dry for several hours, but increasing risk into the afternoon of drizzly rain, and across higher tops snow, moving down from the north.
Becoming extensive in rain/snow.
Patches of cloud across higher slopes at first. Increasingly through day as rain/snow arrives, hill fog will become extensive across the hills.
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Mostly cloudy. Visibility good, but becoming poor in drizzly rain/snow higher tops.
-1 or -2C, lifting to 1 or 2C in afternoon.
700-800m lifting to 1000-1200m in afternoon. Patchy frost inland glens at dawn.
Frequently cold this week, leaving higher terrain in Scotland frozen and intermittently frozen elsewhere. Precipitation amounts small, although heavier snow showers arriving later in week across Scotland. Scottish MR Note: Scot Gov has stated that "essential travel only must be undertaken" in order to protect our rural communities and prevent extra pressure on our Emergency Services. Now is the time to avoid unnecessary mountain activities and consider our social responsibilities. More info, visit: https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/