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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland starts windy with rain in the northwest highlands, this spreading fairly widely over the highlands into afternoon and evening. Wind eases, some bright breaks in the far northwest. Feeling damp, warm, and often cloudy England and Wales, drizzle on west hills, odd patchy rain, but sun glimpses too.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Early wind eases, rain sets in; warm and humid
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, some very gusty areas around higher mountains and some eastern downslopes, easing later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied conditions, blustery in exposure and locally buffeting gusts over a few hours, but tending to become smaller later.
How Wet?
Drizzle and some rain, setting in through afternoon
Often drizzly much of day central highlands east to the A9, patchy rain increasingly arriving, gradually setting in for persistent falls as afternoon goes, lasting into night. Staying patchier in the east much of the day, dry windows early, but raining more persistently here later too.
Cloud on the hills?
Some early breaks, best east, then becoming extensive
Shrouding many southern hills in the morning to mid-low slopes in places. Tending to lift with some breaks forming, mostly northern aspects, best east of the A9, but then filling in more extensively from the west as afternoon goes, increasingly to low slopes, patches into glens/forest canopies towards central highlands.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50% east in the morning, dropping to 10% in rain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunny breaks through morning, very good visibility, then becoming cloudy though afternoon, visibility increasingly poor, becoming dull, to lower slopes central highlands.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10C, locally up to 12C east, humid; then likely to drop into night, to 6C overnight. Feeling near to 0C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Generally northwesterly 15-25mph, some variability possible in the early hours, trending lower with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some blustery moments over high tops.
How Wet?
Risk early heavy rain, then mostly dry
Risk a few hours of rain from dawn, which may be heavy for a time, but this ultimately passing east, breaking for mostly dry weather, a few showers near Loch Ericht possible; rain may clear relatively quickly but this uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
May start fairly extensive, breaking for clear hills
May start fairly extensive just around dawn if rain lingers. When rain breaks, a few banks will cling to varied heights, ultimately fading for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy for a few early hours, the cloud breaking for extensive bright sunshine. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising a degree. Feeling below 0C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 24th September 2026
Last updated
Mon 21st Sep 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, strengthening, to sustained 45-55mph over tops, powerful gusts downslope.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking increasingly challenging, gusts necessitate great effort to remain upright. Feeling chilly despite mild temperature.
How Wet?
Likely dry until late
A few odd spots of rain around the midday hours, but otherwise dry. As evening approaches, patchy rain will form over central highlands, spreading more widely overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear until later
A little mist in sheltered glens at dawn, soon dissipating for largely clear hills, a few odd patches grazing highest tops briefly. As afternoon goes, banks lowering onto the tops, becoming more extensive on high terrain, and further filling in into night.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%, later lowering to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun through high cloud, tending to cloud over as afternoon goes. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C rising to 9C, staying elevated into night. Feeling like -1 to -3C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A heavier swathe of rain moves east Wednesday morning, soon clearing Scotland but leaving a few showers behind, later clearing England and Wales. Southwesterly winds increase again on Thursday and rain later moves into western Scotland, but elsewhere is likely dry, bright in Wales and much of England. A variable outlook continues next weekend and beyond with high pressure building from the south at times with fairly warm and dry conditions, but Atlantic systems still pass to the north bringing occasional rain and showers toward western Scotland at least, strong wind here with sustained gales in the north. Next week remains on the unsettled side: west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing over most mountains, but a trend towards higher pressure brings longer settled windows into October.