Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High for settled and mostly dry conditions through the week.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 2 NovSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 3 NovSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Mostly dry with clear spells but the chance of the odd light shower in the north. Moderate northwest summit winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells and the occasional light shower. Moderate northwest summit winds turn light east later.
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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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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | N 15mph knots
N
15mph |
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
N 9mph knots
N
9mph |
N 7mph knots
N
7mph |
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph |
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph |
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900m
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900m | NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
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300m
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300m | E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | N 1mph knots
N
1mph |
E 1mph knots
E
1mph |
E 1mph knots
E
1mph |
E 1mph knots
E
1mph |
W 1mph knots
W
1mph |
NE 1mph knots
NE
1mph |
NW 1mph knots
NW
1mph |
N 1mph knots
N
1mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 18mph | 16mph | 15mph | 11mph | 11mph | 10mph | 10mph | 11mph |
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900m
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900m | 10mph | 9mph | 7mph | 6mph | 8mph | 7mph | 8mph | 10mph |
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600m
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600m | 8mph | 7mph | 7mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 5mph | 8mph |
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300m
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300m | 4mph | 4mph | 4mph | 4mph | 4mph | 3mph | 4mph | 4mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 3mph | 2mph | 2mph | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 2mph | 4mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 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 | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1600m
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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1300m
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1300m | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -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 |
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900m
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900m | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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600m
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600m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1600m
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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Mainly dry with bright spells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%
Low cloud and visibility
The visibility will be mostly good, falling very poor in cloud. Cloud will lower to 600-800m at times.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A dry day with increasing sunny periods.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southeast 10-15mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 4C.
- Glen Plus 3C rising plus 13C.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
The visibility will be good and the cloud patchy.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 4 Nov
Cloudy with scattered and light afternoon showers. Light southeast summit winds with the freezing level above the summits.
Thu 5 Nov
Bright spells interspersed with the odd shower. Fresh southeast summit winds with the freezing level above the summits.
Fri 6 Nov
The odd shower in the east otherwise dry with bright spells. Moderate southeast summit winds with the freezing level above the summits.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran