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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A windy start strengthens to widespread gales, powerful gusts not just on high terrain. Feeling chilly despite mild-to-warm temperatures, increasingly humid too. Some patchy rain and cloud moves north through Wales into England and later Scotland; northwest Scotland bright and dry well into the day.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Wind becomes gale-force; cloud fills in with rain developing
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southeasterly 30-40mph to start, turbulent gusts not just over tops. Wind will soon strengthen, sustained speeds approaching 45-50mph widely, further strengthening overnight, gusting 60-70mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking in exposure to start, increasingly challenging, buffeting gusts at all elevations making balance difficult, later strong enough to knock you over. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
A little drizzle, rain developing later
A little drizzle where in cloud and spots of rain from time to time, mostly east to start and slowly spreading more widely. Rain likely to develop further into steadier falls mainly late afternoon into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Forming increasingly
Patchy cloud on southern slopes soon developing into more extensive banks across many hills near and east of the A9. Becoming blanket low cloud widely as afternoon goes, with best of any breaks on north-facing slopes toward Loch Ericht, later filling in here too.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40%, lowering to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any early weak sun giving way to cloudy and dull conditions, visibility becoming poor over many hills, hazy lower down.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C rising to 8C afternoon, further rising to 10C into evening and increasingly humid. Rising slightly further overnight, locally 12C towards Glenmore. Feeling below freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 40 to 60mph, may reach 70mph at least in gusts over higher summits, most likely early in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, frequent buffeting knocking you off balance, any mobility at times difficult.
How Wet?
Heavy rain for a time
A band of heavy rain moves northeastward across the region likely during morning into middle of day, some persistent heavier falls for a time. Later a few showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting with some breaks
Extensive cloud over the hills in early rain, then lifting rapidly and clearing toward upper slopes, though patchy cloud likely to come and go on the tops, and may spread more broadly over high terrain later.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun breaking through. Poor visibility in rain, then improving to be very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Humid 12C or above morning, dropping during the day to a fresher 8C later. Feeling near/below freezing in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 1st October 2026
Last updated
Mon 28th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly varied between 15-30mph. Strengthening overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Largely fairly small, at times blustery on the tops with a chilly feeling.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, many hills dry
A few showers will drift into the central highlands from the morning, some scattered outbreaks possibly more widely afternoon, but showers generally light and many hills largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly breaking off tops
May start fairly extensive above 800m, varied lower patches in shelter. Cloud will lift and break up, likely just patches on tops by midday with plenty of breaks off summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, extended sunny windows forming. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 or 8C. Feeling near 0C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A band of rain moves northeast through early Wednesday, leaving fresher and blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west but often bright between showers, particularly eastern areas. Friday will be a wetter day again, the rain quite frequent with extensive cloud over western hill groups and quite windy in England and Scotland. On Saturday, higher pressure tends to expand from the south, bringing more settled weather to England and Wales; temperatures generally mild, some cool nights when skies are clear. Scotland will stay cloudier and windier, particularly in northern areas early next week, some drizzle in the northwest and occasionally broader bands of rain slipping eastward.