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 2020 so far
POSTED BY Garry // 5th Aug 20

The seasonal ups and downs of our weather!

A change in the weather
POSTED BY Richard // 24th Jul 20

Another fine day on Friday 24 July, great for walking in the hills.

June chill and springtime variations
POSTED BY Garry // 6th Jun 20

Within the space of a few days, we've jumped from basking in hot sunshine at the end of May, to shivering in a chilly northerly gale by the first weekend of June.

High pressure ahead
POSTED BY Garry // 16th Mar 20

Pattern changes later this week.

Weather window nabbed!
POSTED BY Garry // 9th Mar 20

Dodging the rain in the Lakes...

When is a storm not a storm…?
POSTED BY Garry // 22nd Feb 20

Difficulties with naming our weather systems.

Storm Dennis
POSTED BY Garry // 15th Feb 20

A deep Atlantic low of historic proportions...

Classic winter westerlies
POSTED BY Garry // 11th Feb 20

Textbook meteorology in action currently...

Storm Ciara by numbers
POSTED BY Garry // 10th Feb 20

A day of violent winds and torrential rain.