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.
Sunday's Forecast
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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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Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
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
West Highlands
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive bright sunshine - beware of sunburn and dehydration - and light wind. Cloud and a few brief showers NW Highlands will move away north, whilst along the Pennines and later Cumbria and S Scotland, patchy cloud and an isolated shower will form.
Headline for West Highlands
Light wind; bright sunshine and very clear air.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph morning, possible 20mph briefly Lochaber, dropping widely below 10mph and backing southerly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming negligible.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Soon lifting, clearing
Patchy cloud, base 700m around some slopes, mainly near and west of Loch Linnhe and Mull in morning - though pockets nearer 300m coastal slopes. All lifting and clearing during morning or perhaps middle of day (last to clear Lochaber and Mull).
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90% by afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Increasingly, bright sunshine across the region. Visibility excellent or superb.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C at dawn, rising to 9C coastal summits but 13C central highlands afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Risk a few hours of rain (Low confidence)
Moderate risk of 2 to 4 hours of mostly light rain - just the odd heavier burst.
Cloud on the hills?
Low confidence: Often very little but may form for a few hours in/after rain.
The hills often free of cloud although mainly in and after rain, higher slopes may be shrouded for a few hours.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Only glimpses of sun - through layers of high cloud.. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10C rising to 12 to 15C (coldest coastal summits).
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Last updated
Sat 20th Jun 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly, in the range 20 to 30mph: probably strengthening through day, and strongest Lochaber.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, although some buffeting on higher areas, particularly Lochaber later in day.
How Wet?
Turning drizzly, mainly near coast
Spells of drizzle enveloping coastal hills. Here and there a little drizzly rain penetrating 10 or 20 miles inland through afternoon; rain rare if any elsewhere.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket of low cloud spreading inland
Fog soon enveloping hills near the coast, from 100 to 300m up, though may be afternoon, if at all when it reaches Arran. The cloud will progress inland most likely middle of day and afternoon but cloud base on central highlands and east of Loch Lomond rarely below 700m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Dropping from west slowly to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine will gradually give way as cloud penetrates inland. Becoming intermittently misty near the coast, but elsewhere excellent visibility, although some haze near central belt.
How Cold? (at 900m)
14 to 17C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry, very warm but very humid indeed England and Wales, although around Monday chance of a thunderstorm. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth encroaching into Scotland. There may well be widespread thunderstorms later in the week, before less hot weather extends from the Atlantic around next weekend.