Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Southwest Highlands

Confidence

Medium

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy, occasional rain or showers. Breezy at times.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Heavy rain showers Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
30%
20%
30%
30%

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 SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
W 20mph knots
W
20mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
S 24mph knots
S
24mph
900m
900m W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 17mph knots
W
17mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
600m
600m SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
S 18mph knots
S
18mph
300m
300m S 5mph knots
S
5mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
Glen
Glen SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 16mph 20mph 26mph 28mph 27mph 30mph
900m
900m 12mph 16mph 23mph 24mph 21mph 20mph
600m
600m 14mph 17mph 23mph 25mph 20mph 23mph
300m
300m 8mph 13mph 17mph 18mph 15mph 13mph
Glen
Glen 9mph 12mph 22mph 22mph 12mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -3 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2300m
2300m
2200m
1800m
1800m
2000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Cloudy with showers overnight. Mostly cloudy but often dry during daylight hours, although occasional rain or showers can be expected. Outbreaks of rain in the evening with lowering cloud, the odd heavy burst by midnight.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20% early and later, becoming 70% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or extensive cloud, base 600m or less, lifting near or above the summits in the afternoon, before lowering again during the evening. Visibility moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, becoming mostly good or very good during the afternoon and early evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast