West Highlands
Western Highlands accessible from, and south of, Glenfinnan (Road to the Isles) and Glen Spean (includes Creag Meagaidh). This area includes Ben Nevis and the mountains around Glencoe. In the east, from Ben Alder south to Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP. Also Arran and Mull.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy over high terrain, strongest in the morning, again later in Scotland. Damp and murky north and western Highlands, more persistent rain at times. Some improvement southern Highlands in afternoon. Often dry for northern England, but higher fells shrouded in cloud. Brighter for Wales as cloud thins.
Headline for West Highlands
Windy, gales early and late. Wet, persistent low cloud.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 35-45mph around dawn, gusts over 50mph high tops; easing to 25-30mph morning into middle of day, increasing a little again during afternoon, 35-45mph toward evening, strongest Ben Nevis area.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking with considerable buffeting and wind chill, effects easing for a few hours, but often strenuous in exposure, later in day more difficult again.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Persistent light rain and drizzle widely, some constant steadier rain near/west of Loch Linnhe. Patchier furthest inland. Slippery rock surfaces and fast-flowing streams in Lochaber particularly toward Knoydart, wet underfoot widely in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Coastal slopes shrouded to low elevations all day, often to middle slopes well inland; some rise with time, but unlikely breaking above 800-900m. Late in the day, local improvement possible mainly east of Loch Lomond.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, visibility poor on high terrain, more widely lower down in drizzle; some inland and southern areas may improve slightly with time.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 or 10C, rising slightly, up to 12C southern islands. Feeling below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to southwesterly 15 to 25mph, at times 30-35mph Ben Nevis group early morning, then coastal hills later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small inland and south, but further northwest in places blustery with some gustiness affecting balance on ridges.
How Wet?
Drizzle west Lochaber in morning
Pockets of fine drizzle on some windward slopes, mainly near coast, locally persistently damp west of Loch Linnhe much of morning, but rainfall amount small.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, highest tops possible inversion
Shrouding many hills much of day, to lower slopes near coast and lochs in morning, some rise of base through day, but rarely above 700-800m coasts. Breaks forming well inland. Tops above 1000-1100m near/above top of cloud.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy and misty many hills especially further west, some glimpses of sun inland, visibility locally good below cloud. Possibly sunny and very clear air on highest summits above an inversion.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11C rising to 14C inland out of cloud. Feeling like 2 to 5C where exposed to stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Thursday 9th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph, strongest Ben Nevis to Mull in the morning, local 30mph; may drop even lighter in south with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling blustery early in the day around some higher slopes mainly in western Lochaber.
How Wet?
A little local drizzle far west
Pockets of fine drizzle mainly coastal areas near Mull, otherwise likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied areas of cloud, thinning slowly
Fairly extensive cloud banks between 500 and 1000m, some mist at first locally into glens. High tops above cloud early in day at least. Cloud tends to thin slowly, the base rising, but the top of cloud may also drift up to cap summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sunshine and clear air on high tops early in day, and visibility increasingly very good lower down with some sun breaking through gradually from south.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11C up to 15C where not in cloud on high terrain. Feeling like 5C if exposed to stronger breeze in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of this week: very warm in England and Wales. Still low cloud persistent especially toward northwest Scotland, but spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some rain late this week in western Scotland though mostly light and patchy, many places dry. High pressure expands across Scotland through the weekend bringing more widely clearer hills, dry and warm conditions in the extended outlook into mid July - easterly winds likely develop, particularly England and Wales; a chance of some isolated thunderstorms occasionally.