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.
Today'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.
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.
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
Saturday 30th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early patchy rain west Scotland, east hills dry and clear of cloud. Afternoon brings more substantial rain and cloud to west Scotland, spreading east with time; becoming blustery west too. Weak sun and clear hills England and Wales, mild-to-warm, notable breezes later for Eryri NP and Lakeland.
Headline for West Highlands
Many hills clear early, little sun; increasing rain and wind afternoon
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly at dawn 15-25mph, soon southwesterly and trending southerly. Strengthening, approaching 20-30mph, strongest along the coast from Mull southward, also gusting 35mph over highest summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
May be fairly small at dawn, but a notable breeze soon impacting walking, becoming strenuous on west coast summits through afternoon, as well as highest inland tops.
How Wet?
Substantially dry morning, increasingly wet through afternoon
Most hills dry through morning, a few odd spots of rain towards west coast hills. From midday, patchy rain begins driving in from the southwest, increasingly widespread, with extended falls likely in later afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear morning, becoming extensive through afternoon
Patchy cloud banks mostly coastal hills at first, starting clearer inland, and perhaps a few clearer hours west too. Through afternoon cloud lowering and filling in over many mountains to 600-800m, or lower slopes near coast from Loch Linnhe southward; higher bases mainly near Glen Spean.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% morning, dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, a few sunny glimpses through early afternoon, then overcast and dull. Visibility starts good, then reducing to poor in rain, a haze building near coasts.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 or 8C, 9C afternoon most hills except Mull northward where temperature unlikely to rise; small change with added height. Wind chill feeling near freezing on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 31st May 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly 20-25mph, a westerly trend with time and stronger for a few afternoon hours, often gusting 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, ease of walking sometimes affected on high tops, greatest risk afternoon.
How Wet?
Some showers
Showers drive in from the west in the morning, perhaps a brief period of more persistent rain. With time, the showers easing, particularly south of Loch Linnhe; a lingering drizzle Mull and northward.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some improvement
Cloud shrouds most hills from 400-600m up from dawn, lowest west coast. A lifting trend and rising chance of breaks with time, but bases will struggle to rise above 800m near the coast, to 1000m well inland, an may occasionally return more extensively.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few bright or sunny glimpses but often cloudy. Mixed visibility, poor in rain (most often west), but intermittently very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 or 7C, mildest inland, where may reach 8C towards central highlands.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 1st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 29th May 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southeasterly 10-20mph, speeds often varying, likely strongest near the coast.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Patchy rain becomes more frequent
Light patchy rain drifting from the southwest from dawn, this becoming more frequent for at least a few hours with a risk of heavier falls.
Cloud on the hills?
Some early breaks, becoming extensive from south
Terrain above 900-1000m mostly covered at dawn, variable lower banks, more extensive towards coast to 500m. Slight lift with breaks for a few hours best Creag Meagaidh, then a sheet of cloud arrives from the south, 500-700m up. Later clearest coastal Lochaber.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%, lowering to 20% from the south
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of sun for a few morning hours, trending mostly overcast. Very good visibility where out of rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising to 9C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Changeable southwesterlies prevail as the weekend transitions into next week. Sunday sees showers for west hill groups, more widely and sometimes heavy in Scotland. Monday brings more widespread rain and wind into England and Wales, showers continue in Scotland. An unsettled theme is expected during the first ten days of June. Frontal systems from the Atlantic bring periods of rain, wind, and low cloud. Wind speeds will vary, but reaching gale force on mountains for periods, England and Wales looking particularly vulnerable. A few brighter windows, but these brief and often interrupted by afternoon showers with a risk of local thunder. Sometimes chilly in Scotland when the wind turns northwesterly though staying above freezing to summits.