Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for the main themes of the next few days. Some uncertainty on sunshine amounts on Monday and extent of low cloud spreading into the west on Tuesday.
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Sun 21 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 22 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry and fine with sunny then clear spells. Perhaps the odd patch of hill fog developing later.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells.
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Weather
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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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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
N 3mph knots
N
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 27mph | 26mph | 24mph | 21mph | 18mph | 17mph | 14mph | 9mph |
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900m
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900m | 21mph | 22mph | 20mph | 19mph | 16mph | 15mph | 12mph | 4mph |
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600m
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600m | 20mph | 21mph | 19mph | 19mph | 16mph | 15mph | 12mph | 3mph |
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300m
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300m | 13mph | 12mph | 12mph | 14mph | 13mph | 14mph | 10mph | 3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 12mph | 12mph | 12mph | 14mph | 13mph | 14mph | 9mph | 4mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1600m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1700m
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1800m
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1300m
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1300m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°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 | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1600m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1700m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
High UV levels despite cloud cover at times, sun protection will be essential.
Weather
A dry, fair day with areas of cloud at first, tending to break up leaving sunny spells for the rest of the day. Moderate to fresh winds on tops first thing, easing through the day and becoming warm in glens during the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% first thing, rising to >95% in the morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Any early morning patches of low cloud on tops above 1000m will lift and break up through the morning. Visibility will be very good outside of any early morning hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mainly dry and bright day with occasional hazy sunny spells. Becoming warm in glens by afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting up to 15mph on tops.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8 rising 13 Celsius.
- Glen Plus 12 rising to 20 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
The odd patch of cloud on higher tops in the morning, otherwise clear of low cloud with good visibility.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 23 Jun
Patchy low cloud and drizzle around western coasts, but dry and bright, very warm and humid inland. Moderate to fresh summit winds.
Wed 24 Jun
Partly cloudy with a few scattered light showers. Fresh summit winds.
Thu 25 Jun
Dry and bright with sunny spells. Gentle summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran