Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Loch Ericht, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Very cold
Significant wintry conditions - below freezing from lower elevations up all day, -7 or -8C highest summits, feeling like -20C or below on high tops due to wind chill. Frostbite and hypothermia risk. Substantial protective clothing is required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Very cold
Significant wintry conditions - below freezing from lower elevations up all day, -7 or -8C highest summits, feeling like -20C or below on high tops due to wind chill. Frostbite and hypothermia risk. Substantial protective clothing is required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 5th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerlies continue; significant chill factor over mountains, though speeds less than recent days. All terrain frozen; snow cover widely in Highlands, substantial in north, further showers of snow and hail. Showers continue to feed into N/W Wales. Largely dry with sun and broken cloud N England/S Scotland.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Cold brisk wind, rare snow showers, sunnier central-south.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northerly 25mph, at times 30mph higher tops, local stronger gusts at times. Shifting northwesterly afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill; wind generally uncomfortable, strenuous walking in direct exposure.
How Wet?
Scattered brief snow showers
Occasional mostly brief snow showers coming in from the north, mainly affecting areas near/east of Glenshee. Few if any reaching Loch Tay/Callander. Fairly extensive snow cover on ground, less toward the lowlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly patches on tops toward north/east
Most frequent on tops north of Pitlochry and to east of Glenshee, mostly above 900m. Occasional patches grazing tops elsewhere, but often clear tops in areas south of Loch Tay.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50% north and east, to 70% southern tops.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, more often sunny toward Loch Tay/Callander. Visibility excellent, but briefly reduced around cloud or any showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-5 or -6C (to -8C summits above 1200m). Wind chill feeling like -17 to -20C on higher tops.
Freezing Level
Terrain widely frozen; at dawn near -10C some glens, staying sub-zero all day from glens upward.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly 20-25mph, rising with time, reaching 40mph at times over the summits. Shifting northerly after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly strenuous with time and significant wind chill, some variability.
How Wet?
Patchy snow, setting in afternoon
Patchy showery snow drifts eastward intermittently gradually setting in more widely and persistently through the afternoon and into evening, likely heavily for several hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, becoming extensive.
Variable in the morning, most high tops stay shrouded but bases often lifting to high terrain between showers. Gradually filling in lower and more widely from the northwest, to middle or low slopes as snow sets in.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine unlikely. Moments of very good visibility early, though increasingly appalling as snow sets in with whiteout conditions.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-2 or -3C, becoming colder into nighttime. Feeling as cold as -18C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Terrain widely frozen from the glens upward. Partial thawing on low sun-exposed slopes west of A9.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 4th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-northwesterly 20 to 30mph, speed likely to vary, risk strongest early; a lull may develop, then increasing again after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but be prepared for marked wind chill on exposed high terrain, risk more blustery in places for a time.
How Wet?
Largely dry day, possible snow later
Rare flurries, but much of daytime may stay dry. Later, more likely after dark, possibly more persistent snow encroaching in from the west, mostly central highlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, local patches
Patchy cloud may cling around some upper slopes and corries, locally mist around glens and some mid-slopes for a time, but good breaks likely across many hills during the day.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early brightness through high cloud, best in east, but overcast skies becoming duller. Visibility very good whilst dry.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-5C rising to -3C, or slightly higher after dark. Feeling near -15C if exposed to wind.
Freezing Level
Staying near/below freezing glens upward. Possible slight rise of temperature into night, but much terrain remaining frozen.
Planning Outlook
Freezing conditions widely over the mountains all this week - some changes toward the weekend as Atlantic lows try to circulate further northwards, bringing some variable thawing mainly to England and particularly Wales, whilst Scottish mountains may see brief if any periods of above-freezing conditions even onward into mid-month. Complex weather systems later this week, with potentially a deep low moving across southern Britain by Thursday-early Friday which may bring some snowfalls to Wales and the southern Pennines, accompanied by possibly severe gales. More variable wind speeds for Scotland, trending westerly; some lulls but interspersed with gales. Further accumulating upland snow, mixed with some lowland rain.