Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High for showery weather on Sunday. High for changeable weather to continue into early next week.
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Mon 31 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Chance of one or two slow moving showers, otherwise and dry and cloudy. Patchy cloud down to 850 metres.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with some showery rain, heavy at times
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
80%
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60%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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60%
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40%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
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900m
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900m | E 7mph knots
E
7mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
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600m
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600m | NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
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300m
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300m | NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
E 3mph knots
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3mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph |
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 9mph | 10mph | 12mph | 16mph | 17mph | 15mph | 13mph | 11mph |
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900m
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900m | 10mph | 10mph | 12mph | 16mph | 17mph | 13mph | 12mph | 12mph |
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600m
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600m | 6mph | 7mph | 7mph | 11mph | 13mph | 11mph | 9mph | 8mph |
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300m
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300m | 5mph | 5mph | 5mph | 8mph | 11mph | 10mph | 6mph | 6mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 8mph | 8mph | 7mph | 8mph | 12mph | 9mph | 7mph | 5mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°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 | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°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 | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2400m
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2500m
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2500m
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Time
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1300m
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1300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2400m
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2500m
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2500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Be prepared for drenching conditions in heavier showers. Hill fog will make for navigational difficulties.
Weather
Often cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain spreading northeast at times. Chance a few thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly in the southwest of the area.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%, best chance in the southwest of the area in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 600 to 900 metres shrouding the summits at times. Lowest cloud bases will be in the morning with a tendency to be somewhat higher in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Variable amounts of cloud and scattered showers, these may turn briefly heavy in the late morning or early afternoon. Dry weather gradually extending east through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northwesterly 20 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Glen Plus 10 rising to 18 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres as showers pass by, otherwise areas of cloud down to 900 metres shrouding the higher tops
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 1 Sep
Rain will spread east for a time in the morning followed by showers in the afternoon. Strong northwesterly winds in the afternoon with significant wind chill.
Wed 2 Sep
Cloudy with rain spreading northeast during the morning, then rain likely to linger for the rest of the day.
Thu 3 Sep
Variable amounts of cloud and scattered showers. Fresh westerly summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran