MWIS Blog

Follow the latest musings of our MWIS forecasters discussing the intricacies of the British weather in the mountain environment. In addition our MWIS Ambassadors will be blogging on all aspects of adventure and safety in the mountains. A brief bio of our ambassadors can be found at the following link:

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Cairngorm cap cloud = strong winds
POSTED BY Richard // 30th Oct 21

Local gusty winds to the lee of the Cairngorms

A windy day in the hills
POSTED BY Richard // 19th Mar 21

Mountains can have a big influence on the strength and direction of the wind and this, in turn, can have a big influence on us.

Why are the Cairngorms colder than other UK mountains at the moment?
POSTED BY Mehmet // 10th Dec 20

The mountains make their own weather!

Somewhere over the fogbow
POSTED BY Garry // 18th Oct 20

Fogbows, glories and spectres...

What goes up...
POSTED BY Garry // 10th Oct 20

Unstable air and heavy wintry showers

A word about apps
POSTED BY Garry // 1st Feb 20