Mountain weather
Northwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for settled Sunday. High confidence for unsettled weather from Monday onwards, but low confidence in day-to-day details.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 2 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 3 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Bright spells and scattered showers through the evening, perhaps heavy at times. Clear summits and good visibilities between showers, but falling moderate or poor as showers pass through with cloud base falling to around 600-800m in places. Westerly winds gusting 20-30mph at times.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Sunny spells, light showers morning. Dry afternoon, some brightness. Light winds.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
70%
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40%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1000m
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1000m | W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 7mph knots
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7mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
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900m
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900m | W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 7mph knots
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7mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
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600m
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600m | W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 7mph knots
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7mph |
W 7mph knots
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7mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
NE 3mph knots
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3mph |
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300m
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300m | W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 1mph knots
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1mph |
W 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
N 1mph knots
N
1mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 4mph knots
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4mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
Wind gust
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1000m
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1000m | 19mph | 16mph | 14mph | 10mph | 10mph | 11mph | 9mph | 6mph |
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900m
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900m | 18mph | 15mph | 13mph | 10mph | 11mph | 11mph | 8mph | 6mph |
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600m
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600m | 13mph | 10mph | 9mph | 10mph | 10mph | 11mph | 9mph | 5mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 11mph | 10mph | 9mph | 9mph | 10mph | 7mph | 2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 10mph | 8mph | 7mph | 7mph | 7mph | 8mph | 8mph | 3mph |
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| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1700m
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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
The sunshine relatively strong where it breaks through so suitable UV protection is advised.
Weather
Some light showers in the early morning but these fading out to leave the afternoon and evening dry. Bright or sunny spells during the day but sunshine turning hazy at times with areas of high-level cloud. Light winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% early morning, rising to 100% by midday.
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud around 600-800m and visibilities falling moderate or poor in early morning showers. Otherwise clear summits and good visibilities with the cloud layer well above summit level.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry start with some brightness or hazy sunshine, but cloud soon thickening as outbreaks of rain spread north from mid-morning. Cloudy through the afternoon and evening with further outbreaks of rain, perhaps turning heavy at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80% or higher first thing, falling to 40% in afternoon, best chances west.
Maximum wind speed expected
East to southeast winds freshening through afternoon and evening, reaching 10-20mph.
Temperature
- At 800m 7C rising to 11C by day.
- Glen 8C rising to 17C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibilities and summits clear at first with cloud layer well above summits. Quite extensive areas of cloud down to 400-600m or so will spread north through the afternoon, best chance of clearer summits remaining around the more sheltered west coast.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 4 Aug
Cloudy with rain, heavy at times. Moderate to fresh northeast winds.
Wed 5 Aug
Cloudy morning with rain or showers. Chance of turning brighter through the afternoon but still with a few showers. Moderate to fresh north to northeast winds.
Thu 6 Aug
Bright spells and showers, perhaps turning quite frequent later. Fresh westerly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations