Mountain weather
Northwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for largely dry, warm, settled Wednesday, then turning unsettled, particularly from Friday, but low confidence in details.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry with some evening sunshine and then clear spells. Areas of cloud down to 300-500m will develop over upslopes of eastern ranges, but otherwise good or excellent visibilities with cloud above the tops. East to southeast winds 20-30mph.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Warm, bright or hazy sunshine. Mostly dry.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
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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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 | SE 19mph knots
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19mph |
SE 21mph knots
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21mph |
SE 25mph knots
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25mph |
SE 25mph knots
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25mph |
SE 21mph knots
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21mph |
E 17mph knots
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17mph |
SE 19mph knots
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19mph |
E 23mph knots
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23mph |
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900m
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900m | SE 18mph knots
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18mph |
SE 21mph knots
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21mph |
SE 23mph knots
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23mph |
SE 23mph knots
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23mph |
SE 20mph knots
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20mph |
E 17mph knots
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17mph |
SE 19mph knots
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19mph |
E 22mph knots
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22mph |
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600m
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600m | SE 8mph knots
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8mph |
SE 11mph knots
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11mph |
SE 13mph knots
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13mph |
SE 16mph knots
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16mph |
SE 17mph knots
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17mph |
E 14mph knots
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14mph |
SE 10mph knots
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10mph |
E 13mph knots
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13mph |
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300m
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300m | E 4mph knots
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4mph |
E 5mph knots
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5mph |
E 3mph knots
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3mph |
E 5mph knots
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5mph |
SE 6mph knots
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6mph |
E 7mph knots
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7mph |
E 2mph knots
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2mph |
E 3mph knots
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3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | E 9mph knots
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9mph |
E 9mph knots
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9mph |
E 10mph knots
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10mph |
E 11mph knots
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11mph |
E 9mph knots
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9mph |
E 10mph knots
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10mph |
E 7mph knots
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7mph |
E 9mph knots
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9mph |
Wind gust
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1000m
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1000m | 24mph | 27mph | 31mph | 31mph | 28mph | 23mph | 25mph | 30mph |
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900m
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900m | 24mph | 26mph | 29mph | 30mph | 27mph | 23mph | 24mph | 29mph |
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600m
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600m | 15mph | 19mph | 20mph | 23mph | 24mph | 19mph | 17mph | 21mph |
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300m
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300m | 15mph | 15mph | 17mph | 18mph | 20mph | 19mph | 16mph | 18mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph | 19mph | 18mph | 18mph | 16mph | 19mph |
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2100m
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2100m
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2100m
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2000m
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2100m
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2300m
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2300m
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2500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Breezy and gusty conditions at times will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times. UV levels will be moderate despite the high cloud so suitable protection may be required. Feeling quite warm at glen level.
Weather
Mostly dry throughout the day but there may be the odd spot of rain for Skye and Knoydart at times. Quite extensive areas of low cloud over northern and eastern ranges in the morning with good clear breaks for Skye, Torridon and other west coast ranges. Low cloud lifting and breaking through the morning to leave bright or sunny spells in the afternoon but high cloud turning the sunshine quite hazy. Low cloud feeds back into eastern ranges in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% or less east in morning and evening. Otherwise 80%.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive areas of cloud down to 300-500m over eastern ranges in the morning and again in the evening. Once this lifts and clears in the morning summits will be mostly clear with good visibilities and the cloud layer above the tops.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry for most in the morning with some bright or sunny spells, though some outbreaks of rain pushing north particularly over Skye and Knoydart. Low cloud at first over eastern ranges will gradually lift and break in the morning. Low confidence in details through the afternoon but most likely staying drier and brighter in the west with a few showers, cloudy in the east with showers or longer spells of rain, potentially heavy and persistent. Warm again in glens.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% or lower in east at first and again from mid-afternoon. 75% in west.
Maximum wind speed expected
East or Southeast veering northeast later, 20-30mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 9C rising to plus 13C by day.
- Glen Plus 12C rising to plus 21C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive cloud down to 300m or so in the east in the morning, but the highest summits may poke out above the cloud layer. This lifting and breaking in the morning to leave summits mostly clear. Low cloud may return to the east through the afternoon and evening. Visibilities falling poor in hill fog and outbreaks of heavy rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 28 Aug
Low confidence. Likely cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times.
Sat 29 Aug
Low confidence. Likely mostly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain.
Sun 30 Aug
Again most likely to be rather cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain at times.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations