Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Loch Ericht, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Tuesday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain and lowest cloud over southwest-facing hill groups. Cloud fairly extensive on hills, but higher bases and some breaks northeastwards. Gale-force winds on high terrain, speeds strengthening during day, later becoming widely severe upland gales; heavier rain arrives from west by evening.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Windy, gales on tops. Low cloud, a little rain.
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to on higher slopes southwesterly; increasing markedly with height to a gusty 40mph or by late afternoon 50mph. After dark, reaching 70mph with stronger gusts on higher summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Markedly increasing buffeting and wind chill with height. Balance and general mobility increasingly difficult on higher slopes. Deteriorating further after dark to become severe.
How Wet?
Rain rarely; wetter evening
Rain occasionally or rarely - very little in total. Sleet above 800m - briefly lower in morning. Rain develops from west from dusk into evening, lasting a few hours, heaviest in central highlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent; lowest cloud base west of A9
Generally persistent cloud above 450 to 600m, although perhaps a couple of hundred metres higher for a few hours. Ochils and east from about Glenshee clearer for several hours around early afternoon.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun here and there, mainly lower slopes Angus and Ochils. Good visibility below cloud, although slight haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1C - little temperature drop above 900m. Rising slightly after dark, then lowering to 0C overnight. Feeling like -10C during day directly in the wind; nearer -15C by evening.
Freezing Level
1000 to 1200m, rising higher up during day, particularly by evening. Then dropping later in the night ahead toward 800-900m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly up to 60mph post dawn; dropping to 35-45mph middle of day, briefly less afternoon. Increasing again into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect significant wind chill and walking to be difficult across the hills, at least in morning, lessening into afternoon.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Showers of hail and above 600m snow. Overall very few (and brief) near and east of Glenshee, whilst most frequent west of A9 in morning. Risk whiteout. Into night, more persistent rain/snow tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensively covering higher areas.
In precipitation, cloud forming below 500 to 700m (generally lowest morning west of A9). Otherwise, by midday (as average cloud base tends to rise) between 800 and toward and east of Glenshee above the summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine, particularly near and east of A9. Poor visibility in snow; otherwise slight haze, but frequently very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1C. Will feel like -15C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
750m
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 12th March 2026
Last updated
Mon 9th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 50 to 70mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions, mobility challenging over exposed terrain from mid-elevations upward. Severe wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain, then showery snow and hail
Heavy rain to upper slopes from before dawn finishing as snow as low as 700m. Then showers, most frequent central highlands, but extending well east at times, of snow above 600m, also hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, breaks east
Covering much of the central highlands up to the A9 above 800-1000m much of the time, some lower patches in west. Higher bases and breaks east of Glenshee.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly Angus hills. Visibility varying in and out of showers, at times very poor in snow and cloud, but intermittently very good, more often east.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1C at first, dropping to -1C, later -2C. Wind chill feeling like -15 to -18C.
Freezing Level
1000-1200m up to dawn, lowering to 800m in morning, by evening nearer 600m.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled this week and through the upcoming weekend as low pressure systems pass near and north of Britain - strong west or southwesterly winds prevail, often gale-force to at times storm-force over the mountains. Some fluctuation of temperature and freezing level, but mostly below freezing over Scottish mountains, at times snow falling to lower elevations. Colder for all by the end of the week with widely lowering freezing level Thursday into Friday. Frequent precipitation most western mountains, accumulations of snow across the mountains, most substantial in western Scotland from Glencoe northwards. Quieter weather patterns indicated beyond mid-month as higher pressure builds.