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The Northwest Highlands
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Viewing forecast for Tuesday, 3rd July, 2012
Forecast last reviewed on Tuesday, 21/05/13 at 07:52
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Headline, The Northwest Highlands
Patchy sunshine; a few showers.
How Windy?
Southeasterly, around 15mph.
Effect Of Wind?
Small.
How Wet?
A few showers, mostly toward south.
A few patches of mostly fairly light, showery rain or drizzle, mainly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Intermittently clearing
Cloud fairly widespread above 800m until mid-morning. The base will then rise to clear particularly western summits for periods. But the cloud may persist on Skye and nearby coastal slopes, and also eastern Sutherland.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun most western hills, very patchy elsewhere. Visibility good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 to 11C.
Freezing level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook for all mountain areas from Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013
A brief spell of very cold and, for a while, gale force northwest to northerly winds later Wednesday and into Thursday with a return of snow showers particularly to the NE Highlands where one should be prepared for brief periods of whiteout conditions combined with very severe wind chill. Threat of an area of rain with snow on summits edging into some eastern ranges later Thursday or Friday. Turning milder with some rain or showers extending from the northwest over the weekend.