Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High for changeable weather to continue over the next few days.
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Fri 25 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 26 SepSunrise: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.
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Windy with showers
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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Time
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Time |
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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 | SW 39mph knots
SW
39mph |
SW 35mph knots
SW
35mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
S 39mph knots
S
39mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
S 25mph knots
S
25mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
S 35mph knots
S
35mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 46mph | 44mph | 40mph | 40mph | 41mph | 49mph |
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900m
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900m | 31mph | 32mph | 32mph | 30mph | 30mph | 36mph |
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600m
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600m | 38mph | 39mph | 36mph | 35mph | 35mph | 44mph |
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300m
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300m | 20mph | 25mph | 26mph | 24mph | 21mph | 24mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 19mph | 22mph | 23mph | 23mph | 19mph | 19mph |
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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 | 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 | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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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 | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C |
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900m
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900m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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600m
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600m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Summit gales will make for slow progress and a risk of being blown over.
Weather
Variable amounts of cloud and passing showers through the day, these occasionally heavy across Argyll and northern Lochaber. Showers will turn more frequent during the evening. Windy with southwesterly gale or severe gale summit winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud lowering to 750 metres as showers pass by, and occasionally 600 metres along the west coast. Otherwise very good visibility with areas of cloud down to 850 metres shrouding the higher tops at times.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Variable amounts of cloud and scattered showers, these heaviest and most frequent west first thing and again in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds of 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph, but increasing to 70 mph across on the very highest tops in the evening.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Glen Plus 8 rising to 14 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with cloud lowering to 700 metres in any heavier showers, otherwise areas of cloud down to 900 metres shrouding the higher tops at times.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 27 Sep
After a dry start, occasionally heavy, rain will spread east during the morning. Drier and clearer weather will extend east by late afternoon. Windy at first with southwesterly summit gales.
Mon 28 Sep
A few showers in the morning otherwise dry with sunny intervals. Winds easing.
Tue 29 Sep
A dry morning but cloud and outbreaks of rain are likely to spread north during the afternoon. Strong to gale southeasterly winds.
Mountain weather information
Sun 27 Sep
After a dry start, occasionally heavy, rain will spread east during the morning. Drier and clearer weather will extend east by late afternoon. Windy at first with southwesterly summit gales.
Mon 28 Sep
A few showers in the morning otherwise dry with sunny intervals. Winds easing.
Tue 29 Sep
A dry morning but cloud and outbreaks of rain are likely to spread north during the afternoon. Strong to gale southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran