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.
Wednesday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northwesterly wind pushes chilly air and showers into Scotland, milder but showery in Wales and west England. Wind lessens and showers increasingly scattering, a few light showery clusters here and there (total rainfall small). Rain and wind into west Scotland later, spreading widely overnight.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Often sunny, a few showers; wind strengthens later
How windy? (On the Munros)
Gusty northwesterly 20-30mph, soon lessening and shifting westerly, 15mph and perhaps briefly less. Shifting southwesterly, restrengthening, finishing at 30-35mph, further strengthening into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
A blustery start with some buffeting in exposure, easing to fairly small effects. The breeze restrengthens, ease of walking increasingly impacted as evening approaches and further deteriorating after dark.
How Wet?
Largely dry until late
Some spotty showers affect the hills from Loch Ericht east to Lochnagar in the morning, but these fade and other hills dry. An odd spot of rain may drift into the central highlands, then patchy rain arrives as evening approaches, increasingly frequent into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Often clear well into the day
Cloud banks at varied heights in the morning, generally scattered with many slopes clear, including some summits. Lifting and breaking up, many hills clear, some banks may drift over the summits during afternoon but clearing again. Later, banks increasingly return to summits from the west, filling in overnight.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, perhaps a cloudier window for a few afternoon hours. High cloud thickening from the west late in the day. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 or 5C rising to 6C, or to 7C east of A9. Staying elevated and rising slightly more into night. Feeling like 0 to -5C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 17th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly 30-45mph, trending towards the higher end of the range, or stronger later, also gusty.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure, later becoming arduous with considerable buffeting and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Showers push onto hills west of the A9 from dawn, more scattered east with dry windows to start, but will become more frequent and increasingly push east well into the day; heavy falls forming, small risk hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high west terrain, later more extensive
Banks pass above 800-900m west of A9, variably lowering in showers. Mostly just passing patches over tops to the east. Cloud increasingly frequent, filling in fairly widely above 800-900m later with varied lower patches during and after showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%, to 80% west, lowering to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, extended windows to the east, trending cloudier with time. Very good visibility out of cloud and rain, generally deteriorating.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5C, may rise a degree east but will reduce again in showers. Feeling like -5 to -7C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Friday 18th September 2026
Last updated
Tue 15th Sep 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly shifting southwesterly 35-45mph, briefly on the lighter side but restrengthening, gusting 50mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous conditions in exposure, buffeting with wind chill, and perhaps more widely arduous late in the day.
How Wet?
Increasingly rainy through afternoon
A few showers drift onto hills west of A9 early in the day, otherwise largely dry until later afternoon when a band of patchy rain approaches from the west, some extended falls forming later.
Cloud on the hills?
Breaking of summits, later starting to fill in
May be fairly extensive above 800-900m central highlands at first, ragged patches further east, and lifting to just passing patches over tops for a time. Later afternoon, a sheet of cloud lowers onto the tops, increasingly filling in, towards 700-900m, or lower west of A9.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%, lowering to 20% later
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, trending overcast, and later dull on high terrain. Windows of good visibility, a little haze, deteriorating later.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 or 5C, rising to 7C, and rising slightly further into night. Feeling near 0C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Showers and strong westerly wind prevails from Thursday into the weekend - areas of low pressure passing north of Scotland with frontal systems bringing bands of rain, followed by showers, wettest over western mountains in Scotland. Periods of gale-force winds over higher terrain, cool temperatures with significant wind chill, particularly in the north where temperatures will occasionally approach freezing point on high Scottish tops. Showers generally more scattered in England and Wales, most showers in the west; bright spells too, but bands of rain and low cloud will pass these areas. Mild temperatures, at times warm south Pennines and Wales. Milder, more settled weather is indicated next week, though sometimes breezy in Scotland, spells of rain in the west.