Mountain weather

Northwest Highlands

Northwest Highlands Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for Tuesday. High for showery weather on Wednesday and Thursday. High for overcast and damp weather to become established from Friday onwards.

Sunrise:
Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Mostly dry and bright, a few afternoon showers.

Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
10% 10% 20% 30% 30% 30%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1000m W
9
W
9
W
8
NW
8
NW
10
NW
8
900m W
9
W
9
W
8
NW
8
NW
10
NW
8
600m W
7
W
9
W
7
NW
7
NW
9
NW
6
300m W
2
W
6
W
5
W
7
NW
8
NW
6
Glen SW
2
W
6
W
5
W
9
NW
7
NW
5
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1000m 11 12 11 12 14 10
900m 10 12 11 12 14 10
600m 8 11 10 11 13 9
300m 9 11 10 12 14 10
Glen 4 9 8 13 13 7

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1000m
900m
600m
10°
11°
10°
300m
10°
12°
14°
14°
13°
11°
Glen
12°
14°
16°
16°
15°
13°
Freezing Level
1,500m
1,500m
1,600m
1,700m
1,800m
1,700m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1000m
900m
600m
10°
300m
10°
11°
13°
13°
12°
10°
Glen
12°
13°
15°
14°
14°
13°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

Good hillwalking conditions with best of the sunny spells to be found near the west coast.

Weather

The morning will be dry with sunny spells. Clouding over at times in the afternoon with one or two showers breaking out, mainly in the east, but still a good deal of dry weather expected.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly excellent visibility with just patchy cloud above 500 or 600 metres early in the morning or in any showers.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

A bright start but cloud bubbling up to bring few showers, these becoming briefly heavy with a small chance of thunder in the afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Maximum wind speed expected

Westerly 15 mph

Temperature

  • At 800m Plus 11 Celsius
  • Glen Plus 8 rising to 17 Celsius
  • Freezing level Above summits

Low cloud and visibility

Excellent visibility with patchy cloud above 850 metres, although some patchy cloud down to 700 metres along coastal ranges at first.

Mountain weather information

Thu 3 Jul

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mostly cloudy some showery rain, occasionally heavy in the north. Brisk southwesterly summit winds.

Fri 4 Jul

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Overcast with heavy and persistent rain. Extensive low cloud. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds.

Sat 5 Jul

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Another rather cloudy day with occasional rain and extensive low cloud. Drier in the east.

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Summit specific forecast

Mountain summit forecast map

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