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.
Monday'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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 20th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Hill snow and rain lower down in northeast Scotland from early in the day, locally persistent for a time. Showers form across Scotland and northern England during the day, locally increasingly heavy with hail. Blustery toward northwest Scotland, otherwise fairly light wind until late in day. Staying at freezing on high Scottish tops.
Headline for West Highlands
Varied winds, easing inland. Some heavy showers with hail.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northeasterly 20 to 25mph, or gusty 30mph Lochaber to Mull early morning. Typically dropping nearer 15mph further south, locally less Loch Lomond NP. Widely strengthening by dusk onward to easterly 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Toward Ben Nevis group and westwards rather blustery where exposed on high tops with considerable wind chill, particularly morning. Becoming fairly small south, but then windier again late in day.
How Wet?
Scattered showers form, hail and snow on hills
Largely dry morning many areas. Showers with soft hail, also snow falling above 600m, later 800m, forming soonest toward Creag Meagaidh and Rannoch Moor during morning, then showers more widely afternoon, locally heavier and possibly more frequent, but some places toward south remain dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally capping tops
Patchy cloud banks soon mostly above 800m, most common north and east from Glen Spean in the morning, clearer start near the coast. Broken cloud patches then come and go above 1000-1200m, brief lower patches in showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine mostly west coastal areas in morning, but cloud inland tending to fill in more widely. Occasional sun breaking through. Visibility mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0C rising to 3C afternoon. Where exposed to wind, feeling like -10C on high tops early in day, improving to -5C.
Freezing Level
800-900m in morning or slightly higher toward coast, plus frost in some glens at dawn. Rising to 1200-1300m during afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, gusty in places around tops and some passes, strongest southern areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill in exposure, some blustery spots affecting ease of walking.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Substantially or completely dry. Chance of local light rain spots around cloud inland, snow grains on higher slopes, mostly morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above many tops
Patchy cloud over higher slopes mostly above 800-1000m in the morning, tending to lift higher and increasingly break. Western tops often clearer.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud and sun, best further west. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0C rising to 3C afternoon. Directly in the wind, feeling as cold as -10C in the morning.
Freezing Level
900m early morning, patchy slight frost some western glens. Rising to 1200-1300m or just above high tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 15-20mph, but local gusty spots 25-30mph, typically strongest in areas near Clyde sea lochs and Arran.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but locally uncomfortable gusts, not just on higher slopes. Feeling chilly in exposure.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Most western mountains likely clear all day. Patchy cloud banks possible around Creag Meagaidh, perhaps Loch Lomond NP to Arran in the morning, high tops may poke above the cloud. Very likely all clearing.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine all day many areas, a little cloud locally inland and south in morning. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2C from dawn, locally cooler, rising to around 6C afternoon. Feeling sub-zero directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Frost in glens and some sheltered higher areas at dawn, otherwise above freezing to the tops.
Planning Outlook
A drier outlook through late April as high pressure resides over Britain, centred generally toward the north. Easterly winds prevail this week, strong and gusty over England and Wales, gale-force in places through midweek. Less windy further north across Scotland and becoming lighter winds everywhere by later in the week. Western mountains generally clear with plenty of sunshine throughout this week ahead, variable cloud at times drifting onto some eastern hills. Some overnight frosts into valleys. Daytime temperatures rising several degrees above freezing to highest tops, warmest in west. Risk of a strengthening chilly northerly wind for a time during next weekend.