Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for a settled start then some rain or showers from midweek. Low confidence for exact details from Thursday.
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Mon 10 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 11 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly dry with sunny spells. Light winds.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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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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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | NW 20mph knots
NW
20mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
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900m
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900m | NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
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300m
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300m | W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 23mph | 19mph | 16mph | 15mph | 10mph | 6mph |
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900m
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900m | 12mph | 13mph | 14mph | 14mph | 9mph | 5mph |
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600m
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600m | 9mph | 12mph | 13mph | 12mph | 9mph | 4mph |
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300m
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300m | 7mph | 9mph | 11mph | 11mph | 8mph | 3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 5mph | 9mph | 11mph | 12mph | 11mph | 5mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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1300m
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1300m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Dry with good sunny spells, though high cloud will turn the sunshine hazy at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% early morning. Otherwise 90% or higher.
Low cloud and visibility
Some patches of cloud down to 300-500m or so in the early morning, or some patches of mist or fog forming in sheltered glens, this clearing shortly after dawn. Any cloud above summits by midday with good or excellent visibilities.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly dry and bright but with sunshine rather hazy due to high-level cloud. Small chance of the odd spot of rain in the morning. Warm, and feeling a good bit warmer than Monday. Chance of the odd heavier shower in late evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% or higher.
Maximum wind speed expected
Freshening south to southeast winds, 25-35mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C rising to plus 13C by day.
- Glen Plus 10C rising to plus 21C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits largely clear and good visibilities with the cloud layer lying well above. A few patches of cloud around 300-500m over the eastern Trossachs in the early morning, this clearing shortly after dawn.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 12 Aug
Mostly dry start. Soon becoming cloudier with showery outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, but still some bright spells possible. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds. Warm.
Thu 13 Aug
Similar to Wednesday; warm with a mix of bright spells and showery rain, heavy at times. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Fri 14 Aug
Again a mix of dry spells and showers, these perhaps forming longer spells of rain at times. Moderate west to northwest winds.
Mountain weather information
Wed 12 Aug
Mostly dry start. Soon becoming cloudier with showery outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, but still some bright spells possible. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds. Warm.
Thu 13 Aug
Similar to Wednesday; warm with a mix of bright spells and showery rain, heavy at times. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Fri 14 Aug
Again a mix of dry spells and showers, these perhaps forming longer spells of rain at times. Moderate west to northwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran