Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Northwest Highlands

Confidence

Medium

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy. Rain and drizzle.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Dull
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
40%
60%
60%
40%
50%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1000m
1000m SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
900m
900m SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
600m
600m SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
W 14mph knots
W
14mph
W 14mph knots
W
14mph
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph
300m
300m SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
Glen
Glen W 2mph knots
W
2mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1000m
1000m 26mph 25mph 28mph 25mph 26mph 23mph
900m
900m 24mph 24mph 27mph 24mph 25mph 23mph
600m
600m 16mph 20mph 22mph 19mph 19mph 18mph
300m
300m 16mph 19mph 21mph 19mph 20mph 16mph
Glen
Glen 9mph 17mph 19mph 19mph 17mph 13mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1000m
1000m -1 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 0 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1600m
2100m
2300m
2400m
2200m
2100m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Cloud increasing during the morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Occasional brighter spells for the Assynt and Ben Wyvis areas before persistent rain returns later in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Typically 30%, but 60% north and east during the day

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or extensive cloud, base 800m, lowering 500m or less at times in the west, but near or above the summits at times in the north and east. Visibility generally good or very good, but moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, and often moderate to very poor later in the evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast