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.
Friday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Friday 8th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Near freezing all day on higher Scottish mountains, considerable chill factor in the north with brisk winds, though tending to ease. A few showers, snow flurries on Scottish tops, but a fair amount of dry weather for the Highlands. Lighter winds England, Wales & southern Scotland, localised heavy bursts of rain forming.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Strongest winds easing. Chilly but often dry, isolated showers.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, strongest early morning. Shifting westerly and easing with time, to 15-20mph afternoon, or less later in Callander area, turning northwesterly into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking inconvenienced, locally strenuous in the morning with marked wind chill, an easing trend with time to fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Rare showers
Remnants of overnight showery rain and summit snow fades up to dawn. Then largely dry, chance of an odd brief light shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely lifting above the summits
Early banks of cloud above 800m in the morning, some ragged lower patches too, but bases lifting during morning to largely clear the summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud, some sun breaking through. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2 to 4C, locally a degree or so higher eastern areas afternoon, then falling to 0C into night. Feeling as cold as -8C if exposed to stronger wind early in day, but improving.
Freezing Level
Close to higher tops above 1200m early in day and again by evening. Then lowering further into night to 800-900m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 9th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northerly 15 to 20mph, perhaps often less central highlands.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Local showers, mainly late in day
Chance of residual rain from overnight leaving pockets of drizzly light rain at first, or snow flurries on tops. Otherwise scattered showers, mostly afternoon, chance odd heavier showers mainly Callander area later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting, clearing most summits
Occasional patches of cloud on upper slopes in the morning, possibly cloud banks more widely at first, but tending to lift above most or all tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun, some thin high cloud, tending to cloud over. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1C rising to +2 or 3C.
Freezing Level
800-900m plus frost in glens at dawn. Lifting toward 1200m afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 7th May 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly - timing uncertain, but likely to strengthen to 25-30mph, possibly stronger later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for considerable wind chill. Likely to become more blustery, may start to affect comfortable walking in exposure.
How Wet?
Showers develop mainly later
Dry in the morning, perhaps well into afternoon, but risk a scattering of showers developing from the northwest, may become locally more frequent west of the A9 later, sleet on high tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Forming over the tops
Many hills largely clear in the morning. Some patches forming around higher slopes mainly central highlands, with time may develop more often onto high tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% dropping to 50%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny start, but cloud building from northwest, clouding over with time. Visibility excellent, locally reducing in showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1C rising to +3C, then into night may drop back to 0C or lower. Feeling colder later in day as wind increases.
Freezing Level
800m plus frost in glens at dawn. Lifting just above highest summits afternoon, but into night may drop from north to 800m.
Planning Outlook
A chilly outlook into mid-May, with higher Scottish mountains staying near or often below freezing point as northwesterly air prevails. Higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery weather over the next 10-day period, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain mostly to northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.