Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
Generally high confidence for unsettled, wet and breezy conditions but moderate confidence in the exact timing and extent of rain.
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Thu 2 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 3 JulSunrise: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.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Mountain weather forecast
Strong to gale force winds and significant wind chill. Rain in the morning, becoming drier and brighter in the afternoon.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
50%
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50%
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40%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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12:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | W 40mph knots
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40mph |
W 33mph knots
W
33mph |
W 31mph knots
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31mph |
W 29mph knots
W
29mph |
W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
W 28mph knots
W
28mph |
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900m
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900m | W 28mph knots
W
28mph |
W 26mph knots
W
26mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
W 21mph knots
W
21mph |
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600m
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600m | W 27mph knots
W
27mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
W 23mph knots
W
23mph |
W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
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300m
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300m | W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 48mph | 41mph | 40mph | 39mph | 34mph | 36mph |
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900m
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900m | 34mph | 33mph | 33mph | 34mph | 28mph | 28mph |
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600m
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600m | 33mph | 30mph | 31mph | 33mph | 28mph | 26mph |
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300m
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300m | 24mph | 22mph | 23mph | 25mph | 21mph | 16mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 27mph | 27mph | 26mph | 27mph | 21mph | 16mph |
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1800m
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1700m
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1500m
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1700m
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1500m
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C |
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900m
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900m | 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 | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1800m
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1700m
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1500m
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1700m
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1500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A wet and cloudy morning with extensive hill fog making for tricky navigation. Strong winds throughout bring a risk of being blown off balance and strenuous walking conditions, along with a significant wind chill on higher routes.
Weather
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain through the morning. Rain occasionally heavy at first but gradually easing with longer dry spells developing later in the morning. Becoming dry in the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Strong to gale force winds easing a touch later in the day. Feeling chilly on higher routes.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Little chance first thing, increasing to 50-70% from midday. Best chance in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread areas of low cloud with base 400-600m in the morning. Cloud breaking up and lifting in the afternoon but bases of 800-1000m still lingering. The best chance of cloud free summits in the afternoon before turning cloudier in the evening. Visibility poor in cloud and rain, but good below cloud bases.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mostly dry and cloudy morning with some bright spells and the odd spot of rain possible. Cloudier in the afternoon as rain, heavy at times, spreads eastwards. Strong southwesterly winds may reach gale force on highest routes, giving a significant wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% in the morning, falling to less than 10% in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 35-40mph gusting 40-50mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C rising to 8 or 9C.
- Glen Plus 11C rising to 16C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Occasional low cloud bases 600-800m in the morning, becoming more widespread in the afternoon and bases possibly falling to lower slopes at times. Visibility good below cloud bases but falling to poor in rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 4 Jul
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Strong southwesterly winds, perhaps gale force on higher routes.
Sun 5 Jul
Largely dry start with bright spells, but cloudy with rain later. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mon 6 Jul
Another cloudy day with rain, heavy at times. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mountain weather information
Sat 4 Jul
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Strong southwesterly winds, perhaps gale force on higher routes.
Sun 5 Jul
Largely dry start with bright spells, but cloudy with rain later. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mon 6 Jul
Another cloudy day with rain, heavy at times. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran