Mountain weather
Southwest Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for unsettled and showery conditions over the next few days but low confidence from Thursday onwards with regards to wind and rain detail.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 8 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 9 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A dry evening with late bright and sunny spells in the north but heavy showers in the south over Argyll and the Trossachs. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds and feeling chilly on highest tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells and showers. Windy at times and chilly on higher routes.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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60%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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60%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | S 19mph knots
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19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
S 21mph knots
S
21mph |
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900m
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900m | S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
S 16mph knots
S
16mph |
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600m
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600m | S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
S 18mph knots
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18mph |
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300m
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300m | S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 7mph knots
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7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
S 7mph knots
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7mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 23mph | 21mph | 22mph | 23mph | 27mph | 30mph | 30mph | 27mph |
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900m
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900m | 15mph | 17mph | 18mph | 19mph | 23mph | 25mph | 23mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 17mph | 18mph | 18mph | 20mph | 25mph | 27mph | 25mph | 24mph |
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300m
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300m | 11mph | 12mph | 12mph | 16mph | 21mph | 22mph | 20mph | 17mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 13mph | 12mph | 12mph | 16mph | 23mph | 23mph | 21mph | 16mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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 | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°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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Glen
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Glen | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1300m
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1400m
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1400m
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1300m
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1300m | -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 | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C |
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900m
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900m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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600m
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600m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1300m
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1400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Despite sunny spells feeling chilly on higher routes with the chance of a wintry shower.
Weather
Bright and sunny spells with scattered showers, which may be wintry above 1000m and falling as snow on highest tops. Cloudier with heavier, and perhaps thundery, showers or longer spells of rain spreading into the west in the evening. Feeling chilly on higher routes with a fresh southwesterly wind.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%, falling to 30% in the evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Some patchy cloud base around 800m, particularly around showers but still plenty of cloud free summits. Cloud becoming thicker in the evening with more widespread bases 600-800m. Good visibility becoming poor at times in any showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly cloudy with some bright spells and heavy showers, which may form some longer spells of rain at times. Showers may be thundery at times and wintry above 1000m. Becoming drier through the evening. Fresh west or southwesterly winds. Feeling chilly on higher routes.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% in the early morning increasing to >80% from late morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 20mph increasing to westerly 20-25mph gusting 25-30mph in the afternoon.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 3C rising to 6C.
- Glen Plus 8C rising to 13C.
- Freezing level Around 1200m.
Low cloud and visibility
Low cloud with base 600-800m in the morning but bases rising to leave many summits cloud free. Bases may fall to 800m at times in showers. Visibility generally good but falling to a few kilometres in cloud and showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 10 Jun
Heavy showers with some bright spells. Fresh southwesterly winds. Freezing level just above summits.
Thu 11 Jun
Cloudy with rain spreading northeastwards. Fresh southwesterly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Fri 12 Jun
Bright spells and showers. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Summit specific forecast
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran