Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Southwest Highlands

Confidence

High confidence for weather turning unsettled, particularly from Thursday, but low confidence in details.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry, bright first thing. Otherwise cloudy with a few showers. Light winds.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
30%
30%
10%
10%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
SE 16mph knots
SE
16mph
SE 18mph knots
SE
18mph
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
SE 19mph knots
SE
19mph
900m
900m SE 16mph knots
SE
16mph
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
SE 16mph knots
SE
16mph
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph
600m
600m SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph
SE 14mph knots
SE
14mph
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
SE 16mph knots
SE
16mph
300m
300m S 4mph knots
S
4mph
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
Glen
Glen W 4mph knots
W
4mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph
E 6mph knots
E
6mph
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 18mph 20mph 22mph 21mph 22mph 27mph
900m
900m 19mph 20mph 18mph 24mph 21mph 26mph
600m
600m 12mph 12mph 14mph 20mph 20mph 23mph
300m
300m 6mph 15mph 14mph 17mph 17mph 22mph
Glen
Glen 6mph 7mph 14mph 10mph 16mph 10mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 3 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 12 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2100m
2000m
2200m
2100m
2100m
2100m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add.

Weather

Dry first thing with some bright or sunny spells, but soon clouding over with a few light showers. Staying mostly cloudy but some bright or sunny spells breaking out in the afternoon. Mostly light winds, freshening in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%

Low cloud and visibility

Summits mostly clear and good or excellent visibilities first thing with just some patches of cloud over eastern Trossachs or a few patches of mist or fog forming in sheltered glens through the early hours. This cloud gradually lifting to around 800-1000m and spreading to all ranges through the morning, with visibilities falling moderate or poor in hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Some clear breaks possible at times before cloud lowers back to 600-800m in the evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast