Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
Low for timing and extent of rain on Wednesday. Then high for showery weather for the coming few days.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 29 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 30 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Areas of cloud down to 700 metres. Strong to gale summit southwesterly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with rain at times, turning drier from the northwest. Windy in the morning.
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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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70%
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40%
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30%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | SW 34mph knots
SW
34mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 42mph | 36mph | 35mph | 33mph | 25mph | 22mph | 20mph | 18mph |
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900m
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900m | 30mph | 23mph | 20mph | 20mph | 20mph | 19mph | 16mph | 14mph |
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600m
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600m | 37mph | 24mph | 23mph | 21mph | 20mph | 18mph | 17mph | 13mph |
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300m
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300m | 23mph | 15mph | 13mph | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph | 13mph | 8mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 22mph | 13mph | 13mph | 13mph | 16mph | 15mph | 14mph | 8mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2800m
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2700m
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2400m
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1900m
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2100m
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1900m
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1800m
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1300m
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1300m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 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 | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°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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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2800m
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2700m
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2400m
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1900m
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2100m
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1900m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Windy in the morning with summit gales making for slow progress.
Weather
Cloudy with rain at times, although drier and clearer weather will spread southeast by evening. Northern Argyll and southern Lochaber may dry up in the morning. Some uncertainty in the timing and extent of rain during the day but the south of the area most likely to see rain.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%, best chance in the north
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 to 900 metres, the cloud lowest and most extensive across the south of the area.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Clouding over through the morning with showers or longer spells of rain spreading from the west, occasionally heavy with a chance of thunder.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 15 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 11 Celsius
- Glen Plus 6 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 800 metres as showers pass by. Visibility dropping quickly in heavy rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 31 Jul
After a dry morning scattered showers will break out in the afternoon.
Sat 1 Aug
Variable amounts of cloud and just a few light showers.
Sun 2 Aug
Mainly dry but outbreaks of rain may spread northeast later.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran