Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for an unsettled period with rain or showers at times, and feeling quite fresh.
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Tue 18 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 19 AugSunrise: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.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy 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 |
70%
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70%
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70%
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40%
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40%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
W 26mph knots
W
26mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
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900m
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900m | W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 27mph | 30mph | 33mph | 32mph | 28mph | 25mph |
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 21mph | 26mph | 24mph | 21mph | 19mph |
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600m
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600m | 24mph | 25mph | 29mph | 27mph | 23mph | 21mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 16mph | 17mph | 19mph | 15mph | 12mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 13mph | 14mph | 18mph | 19mph | 14mph | 13mph |
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Time |
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1300m
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1300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 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 |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2200m
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2300m
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2200m
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2100m
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2000m
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Time
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2200m
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2300m
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2200m
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2100m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling chilly at height, particularly for the time of year. Navigation will be challenging in widespread low cloud and poor visibilities.
Weather
Staying largely cloudy through the day. Scattered showers and a few brighter spells in the morning, before a band of rain pushes northeast in the late morning, with further showers developing in the afternoon. Quite breezy and chilly at height.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
25% by day.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud down to 300-500m throughout the early morning. Lifting somewhat to 500-700m by day but with further poor visibilities in hill fog and rain, and just a few temporary clear breaks between showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Bright spells and a few showers at first. Cloudy with more frequent showers in the afternoon and evening, these heavy at times with a chance of hail, thunder and lightning.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40%, falling to little chance in the evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest veering north to northeast, 15-25mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C to plus 9C.
- Glen Plus 11C rising to plus 16C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Some clear summits between showers in the morning, but also areas of cloud down to 400-600m. Cloud becomes widespread as showers become heavier and more frequent through the afternoon and evening with visibilities falling poor.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 20 Aug
Bright spells and scattered showers feed in from the north. Fresh northerly winds. Feeling quite cool for the time of year.
Fri 21 Aug
Bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds. Again quite cool for the time of year.
Sat 22 Aug
Bright spells and scattered showers. Light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Mountain weather information
Thu 20 Aug
Bright spells and scattered showers feed in from the north. Fresh northerly winds. Feeling quite cool for the time of year.
Fri 21 Aug
Bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds. Again quite cool for the time of year.
Sat 22 Aug
Bright spells and scattered showers. Light to moderate west to northwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran