Mountain weather

Southwest Highlands

Southwest Highlands Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for mostly settled conditions as high pressure dominates until Friday, but lower for exact cloud detail.

Sunrise:
Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

hazard Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry but cloudy. Bright, sunny spells possible by day. Cloudier again evening.

06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
<05% <05% <05% <05% 20% 30%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m SE
10
SE
11
S
15
S
17
S
18
S
21
900m SE
10
SE
9
S
10
S
13
S
15
S
15
600m SE
5
SE
5
E
9
S
12
S
12
S
12
300m SE
7
SE
6
SW
4
S
7
SE
8
S
6
Glen S
2
SE
2
SE
3
SE
3
S
3
SE
3
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m 12 14 18 21 22 27
900m 12 12 14 18 19 22
600m 6 7 12 15 15 16
300m 12 9 6 11 11 10
Glen 3 6 6 6 7 7

Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-1°
900m
600m
300m
10°
Glen
10°
10°
Freezing Level
1,900m
2,100m
2,100m
2,200m
2,200m
2,300m

Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-5°
-5°
-4°
-4°
-2°
-1°
900m
-3°
-2°
600m
300m
Glen

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

Feeling cold on the Munro's..

Weather

High pressure brings largely settled conditions. Cloudy but dry in the morning. Some cloud breaks develop through the day to allow some bright or sunny spells. Staying cloudier western coastal ranges with more persistent cloud pushing northeast through evening, which may the odd area of patchy light drizzle.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60% falling to 30% in the evening.

Low cloud and visibility

Cloud will be quite extensive in the morning, with areas down to 600-800m, but summits above 1000m often clear. Cloud partly breaks through the day, with some bright sunny spells and good visibilities developing. However, areas of cloud persist over the south-western coastal ranges, becoming more extensive through the evening with visibilities falling poor in light drizzle or hill fog.

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Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

High pressure continues to bring largely settled conditions. Largely cloudy and mainly dry, but with some patchy light rain or drizzle in places.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

20%.

Maximum wind speed expected

South to southwest 20-25mph, gusting 30-35mph, around 15mph higher over the highest summits.

Temperature

  • At 800m Plus 6 rising to plus 9 Celsius.
  • Glen Plus 9 rising to plus 14 Celsius.
  • Freezing level Well above summits.

Low cloud and visibility

Widespread areas of low cloud throughout the day down to even low elevations, and visibilities falling poor in light rain or drizzle and hill fog. Summits above 1000m may occasionally peek out above the low cloud.

Mountain weather information

Thu 7 Nov

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Dry but widespread cloud. Strong southerly summit winds. Freezing level well above summits.

Fri 8 Nov

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Dry but cloudy morning. Rain spreads east later. Strong southerly summit winds. Freezing level well above summits.

Sat 9 Nov

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Patchy rain soon dying out then dry with bright spells and variable amounts of cloud. Light to fresh southerly winds. Freezing level above summits.

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Summit specific forecast

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