Mountain weather
Northwest Highlands
Confidence
High for settled weather giving way to more changeable conditions but lower for daily details from Monday
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A dry evening with clear skies and light winds. Becoming cold with some frost in the glens
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Severe Chill Effect
Mountain weather forecast
Dry and sunny. Windy.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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1000m
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1000m | S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
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900m
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900m | S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
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600m
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600m | S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
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300m
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300m | S 1mph knots
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1mph |
S 2mph knots
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2mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
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Glen
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Glen | E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
Wind gust
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1000m
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1000m | 13mph | 17mph | 23mph | 24mph | 25mph | 29mph | 37mph | 35mph |
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900m
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900m | 12mph | 17mph | 21mph | 24mph | 23mph | 28mph | 36mph | 34mph |
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600m
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600m | 10mph | 12mph | 11mph | 15mph | 18mph | 21mph | 24mph | 24mph |
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300m
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300m | 7mph | 8mph | 11mph | 13mph | 16mph | 20mph | 21mph | 18mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 5mph | 5mph | 5mph | 7mph | 13mph | 16mph | 12mph | 10mph |
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1000m
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1000m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1100m
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1100m
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1100m
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1100m
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1200m
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1200m
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1100m
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1200m
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1000m
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1000m | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C |
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900m
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900m | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C |
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600m
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600m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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300m
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300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1100m
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1100m
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1100m
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1100m
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1200m
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1200m
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1100m
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1200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Note the low feels like temperatures
Weather
A dry day. Long spells of unbroken sunshine, though some patchy cloud mainly over island ranges and nearby coasts.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
95%
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud and very good visibility.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mainly clear night on the mainland but cloud over Skye and northwest coast. During the day this cloud clearing into the Atlantic leaving sunny spells for all areas, before a separate bank of cloud edges in to the south and east of the area towards evening. A little light patchy rain is possible.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% falling 60% in evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly becoming southerly or southeasterly 30 gusts 40mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 3 rising to Plus 5 Celsius
- Glen Zero rising to Plus 12 Celsius
- Freezing level 1100m rising above summits during the afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud and good visibility for most of day, then cloud spreading from southeast in evening around 800-900m.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 20 Oct
After a clearer spell overnight the day looks cloudy with occasional rain and some hill fog. Strong south to southeast winds with summit gales possible.
Wed 21 Oct
Cloudy with some rain, perhaps turning to snow above 900m, then probably brightening up from the west later in the day. Strong southerly winds veering west or northwesterly.
Thu 22 Oct
A bright start then showers developing as winds strengthen from the southwest, wintry on higher tops. Freezing level around 1200m. A small chance of some more persistent rain and gales later.
Summit specific forecast
Separated from the Grampians by the Great Glen the weather forecast area includes Wester Ross, Assynt, Sutherland, Knoydart, Torridon, Glen Affric and the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye.