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
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Monday 29th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly breezes, strongest in the morning. Cloud covering many western hills, some drizzly rain and light showers, mostly western Scotland. Cloud higher and more broken toward east. Some improvements in the west as cloud base rises, some breaks forming afternoon. Rain develops from west into night.
Headline for West Highlands
Strongest wind easing. Rain on and off, lowest cloud coasts.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 30-35mph early morning, gusting up to 40mph high tops Ben Nevis range. Easing to 25mph middle of day, later toward evening 15-20mph, locally lower inland Lochaber; still nearer 25mph Arran.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early with considerable buffeting and wind chill in exposure; easing to more moderate conditions, fairly small by evening inland and northern areas.
How Wet?
Patchy rain and showers
Rain on and off, drifting in from the west, dry windows best well inland in the morning, while coastal slopes often damp. More frequent showers inland for a few afternoon hours. Late evening and night, more persistent rain spreads from southwest, some heavier.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive along coast, lifting higher inland
Most terrain above 600-700m shrouded dawn to early morning, with bases as low as 300m along the coast. A lifting trend with time, to 900m, some breaks forming above 1100m mainly northeast from Ben Nevis, but staying lower along the coast where breaks rarely rise above 700m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun breaking out, sunniest on lower inland aspects. Very good visibility out of cloud, some west coast haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising to 8C inland, or locally 9C towards Ben Lomond afternoon. Feeling like 0 to -3C in strongest wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, strongest toward south; tending to drop lighter and variable. May be westerly 20-25mph later coasts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but starting more blustery especially toward southern coasts and islands, possibly again later.
How Wet?
Rain and showers
Frequent or more persistent rain for a time in the morning, then becoming areas of slow-moving showers into the afternoon, some places drier, but locally heavy bursts, risk of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Shrouding most high terrain all day, varying bases around rain, some ragged patches to lower slopes. Local breaks may form higher up, mainly north Lochaber.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, rare brief sun. Visibility occasionally very good if dry, but reduced in rain, poor for periods.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7C, rising to 9C mainly inland and south. Feeling near to freezing on high tops in wind early and late.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly, starting 10mph or less, strengthening during day, to 30-40mph afternoon, later risk 50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but deteriorating, walking becoming uncomfortable, later more arduous, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain likely later
Generally dry for many hours, except for an odd isolated shower. Later afternoon-evening, increasing risk of rain moving in from west, may set in heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest in morning, some breaks form
Covering most hills in the morning, to some mid-slopes. Tending to lift and break toward upper slopes, best well inland, but capping high tops, most often near coast. Lowering later if rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaks through, then giving way to thickening high cloud. Visibility very good below cloud, reducing later as rain develops.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C, little variation all day. Feeling like freezing as wind increases, risk later near -5C in exposure on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A changeable westerly Atlantic pattern dominates this week. Western hill groups from Lakeland northward will see the most cloud and rain, while east and southern areas are drier and sunnier. A spell of stronger winds and more widespread rain likely develops later Wednesday to early Thursday. Possibly another windy and wetter spell into Friday. A rather cool and windy westerly pattern is likely to continue into next weekend with showery rain. Drier and warmer conditions are indicated into the week of 5th July, though southwesterlies may still bring more cloud to the west, some rain in northwest Scotland.