Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Ben Alder, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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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 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.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 24th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly winds strengthening, reaching gale force over tops in the Highlands. Rain moves into northwest Scotland, setting in heavier during afternoon; patchy rain extending southeastwards later. Dry all daylight for England, Wales and southern Scotland, with good amounts of sunshine.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Increasingly windy, later gales tops. Patchy rain later from west.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly, a lull of around 20mph in morning, then strengthening toward 35mph, or 40mph highest tops by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, then starting to affect comfortable walking, later increasingly arduous with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain later in day
Morning: Rain not expected. Afternoon: Still little or no rain, but occasional light rain reaching at least the central highlands later.
Cloud on the hills?
Nearly all summits clearing; lowering later
Cloud coming and going above 900m until mid morning, then for several hours all summits likely to clear. Lowering from west later afternoon, increasingly covering tops west of the A9.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun will gradually give way as cloud thickens from west. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3C, rising slowly through the day to 5C. Wind chill feeling as cold as -8C as speeds increase.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to northwesterly 20 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect balance where exposed on high summits and ridges. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Dry all day
Remnants of overnight rain clearing before dawn to leave a dry day.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little
Local brief patches over higher slopes in the morning, lifting to be mostly above higher summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine, often sunny east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 to 6C. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly, strengthening 30 to 45mph, possibly 60mph higher tops toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Deteriorating to make walking increasingly arduous, later difficult on higher terrain, wind chill becoming significant.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until evening
Risk of rain developing from the west by dusk onward into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional patches
Patchy mist lower slopes from dawn. Some cloud banks drifting over upper slopes, mainly central highlands, but many hills often clear. Toward evening, risk lowering cloud starting to fill in from west.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud with a little weak sun; cloud tending to thicken from west. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 to 4C. Wind chill feeling like -10C, nearer -15C as speeds increase.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing some sheltered higher and lower slopes at dawn; otherwise above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A mixed westerly regime for the next week to ten days - fronts coming in from the west bringing spells of rain, interspersed with better days under ridges of high pressure. Rain most frequent in western Scotland. Frequently windy, periods of gale force wind over the mountains. Temperature varied, sometimes just below freezing on higher Scottish summits, with some showers of snow at times on the Munros - chillier more widely by Friday into Saturday as wind turns northwesterly for a time.