The Northwest Highlands
Areas north from Knoydart in the west, and the Great Glen towards the east (NB. Does not include Mull and areas west of Loch Linnhe, these are found in the West Highlands forecast.)
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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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.
Mostly dry, partly cloudy
Dry most or all day. Variable amounts of sun and cloud, occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, but most summits often clear.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Saturday 27th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
The remains of a front will bring a mostly cloudy day with rain on and off southern. Scotland southwards, whilst further north only isolated showers. Winds light, except in the far north of Scotland, and temporarily in west Wales, where blustery.
Headline for The Northwest Highlands
A few showers; cloud lifting above most summits.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 20 to 25mph although perhaps in Sutherland 30mph for a few hours later afternoon and evening. On Skye and lower nearby mainland summits, mostly 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
A few drizzly showers, mainly morning.
Many places dry all day, but a few drizzly showers, mostly morning, although possibly drizzly on and off for a couple of hours Sutherland toward or during evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing many summits - persisting on some coastal slopes
Generally cloud often covering higher slopes in morning will lift to clear the summits. On Skye and immediate coastal slopes, the cloud many persist or come and go, above 500 to 800m (varied base). May lower extensively from west into Sutherland evening.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% close to the coast, but by afternoon 80% elsewhere
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly extensive cloud, although some sunshine, particularly lower slopes. Excellent visibility, particularly afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C, rising a little particularly well inland, toward 10C easternmost summits
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Sunday 28th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly, 15 to 25mph, strongest near the coast, where it may reach 30mph at times afternoon onwards.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, although intermittent buffeting near the coast - both on higher and lower slopes.
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Very little - may come and go west Skye
Generally banks of cloud on higher coastal slopes will clear by mid morning. But on west. Skye, possibly the Cuillin (higher risk southern Cuillin), patches of fog may intermittently shroud lower and sometimes higher slopes.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Superb visibility, although perhaps slight haze near the coast, especially for north.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C near the coast all day; rising to a warm 13 to locally 15C elsewhere.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
The Northwest Highlands
Monday 29th July 2024
Last updated
Fri 26th Jul 24 at
2:15PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly 20mph eastern hills to 25 to 30mph west. May sometimes reach 35 or 40mph coastal slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, although anticipate buffeting, sometimes considerable, near the coast (including on lower slopes).
How Wet?
Rain, mainly near coast
A weakening front making slow progress in from the west may well give drizzly rain on and off all day near the coast (mostly Skye and near coast south of Glenelg). Well inland, probably dry or negligible rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive near Skye; otherwise very little
Skye, western summits Knoydart north to Glenelg: Fog may well cover the hills from 400m or below all or nearly all day. Elsewhere: fragments on higher tops, and may become extensive in rain, but overall most summits cloud free.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sunshine, but mostly dull and misty close to Skye. Otherwise, hazy near the coast to otherwise excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C near the coast, but afternoon as high as a warm 12C eastern summits.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Continued winds from the southwest will bring low cloud and occasional rain mainly to the NW Highlands. Otherwise largely or completely dry until around the middle of next week, with periods of sun and light wind - sometimes blustery NW Scotland.