Southwest Highlands Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High for mostly settled conditions as high pressure dominates until Friday, but lower for exact cloud detail.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
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 | |
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Weather (at 800m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 800m) |
<05% | <05% | <05% | <05% | 20% | 30% |
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
|
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 |
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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1300m |
-1°
|
0°
|
1°
|
2°
|
2°
|
4°
|
900m |
2°
|
2°
|
3°
|
4°
|
4°
|
5°
|
600m |
5°
|
5°
|
6°
|
7°
|
7°
|
8°
|
300m |
7°
|
7°
|
8°
|
9°
|
9°
|
10°
|
Glen |
8°
|
8°
|
9°
|
10°
|
9°
|
10°
|
Freezing Level |
1,900m
|
2,100m
|
2,100m
|
2,200m
|
2,200m
|
2,300m
|
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1300m |
-5°
|
-5°
|
-4°
|
-4°
|
-2°
|
-1°
|
900m |
-3°
|
-2°
|
0°
|
0°
|
0°
|
1°
|
600m |
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
4°
|
5°
|
300m |
5°
|
5°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
9°
|
Glen |
7°
|
7°
|
9°
|
9°
|
9°
|
9°
|
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.
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
Dry but widespread cloud. Strong southerly summit winds. Freezing level well above summits.
Fri 8 Nov
Dry but cloudy morning. Rain spreads east later. Strong southerly summit winds. Freezing level well above summits.
Sat 9 Nov
Patchy rain soon dying out then dry with bright spells and variable amounts of cloud. Light to fresh southerly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
Including Ben Nevis, Glen Coe and the rest of Lochaber, Argyll including the Isles, Loch Lomond, Trossachs and Arran
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