Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High for settled and mostly dry conditions through the week.
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Mon 2 NovSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 3 NovSunrise: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
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly dry with occasional brighter spells. 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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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
N 10mph knots
N
10mph |
N 10mph knots
N
10mph |
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph |
E 9mph knots
E
9mph |
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900m
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900m | NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
E 7mph knots
E
7mph |
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600m
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600m | W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
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300m
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300m | S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
NE 2mph knots
NE
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 | SW 0mph knots
SW
0mph |
E 1mph knots
E
1mph |
S 1mph knots
S
1mph |
N 1mph knots
N
1mph |
W 1mph knots
W
1mph |
N 1mph knots
N
1mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
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1300m
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1300m | 19mph | 15mph | 12mph | 12mph | 11mph | 11mph |
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900m
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900m | 9mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph |
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600m
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600m | 9mph | 7mph | 6mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph |
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300m
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300m | 4mph | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 5mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 3mph | 2mph | 2mph | 2mph | 2mph | 3mph |
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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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1300m
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1300m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°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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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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1900m
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1900m
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Time
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1300m
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1300m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°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 | 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 | 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 | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°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 | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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1900m
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1900m
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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
75%
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.
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