Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Southwest Highlands

Confidence

High confidence in the broad themes and for some warm temperatures from Tuesday to Thursday. Lower confidence for exact shower details day-to-day, and for exact developments from Friday onwards.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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.

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Mostly dry and bright. Cloudier morning, warm and sunnier afternoon.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%

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 14mph knots
SE
14mph
SE 12mph knots
SE
12mph
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph
S 18mph knots
S
18mph
S 22mph knots
S
22mph
SE 23mph knots
SE
23mph
900m
900m SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
600m
600m SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph
E 8mph knots
E
8mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
S 12mph knots
S
12mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
300m
300m E 4mph knots
E
4mph
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 10mph knots
S
10mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
Glen
Glen E 2mph knots
E
2mph
E 2mph knots
E
2mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 17mph 15mph 19mph 23mph 28mph 28mph
900m
900m 16mph 14mph 17mph 18mph 22mph 20mph
600m
600m 9mph 11mph 13mph 16mph 21mph 17mph
300m
300m 10mph 10mph 12mph 14mph 13mph 11mph
Glen
Glen 4mph 4mph 10mph 13mph 13mph 10mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 1 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 3 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 13 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2900m
2900m
3000m
3000m
3100m
3100m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Despite some cloud cover UV-levels will remain high, so appropriate sun-protection is recommended.

Weather

Mostly cloudy in the morning but with some brightness coming through the cloud at times particularly for the island ranges. Dry and bright through the afternoon and evening with some sunny spells breaking through.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50% at first in east otherwise 90% or higher.

Low cloud and visibility

Quite extensive areas of cloud down to 600-900m at first over the Trossachs and Lochaber, these gradually lifting and breaking through the morning. Otherwise no low cloud and good visibility.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast