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.
Saturday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Saturday 11th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly cloudy Scottish highlands, drizzly tops east where a risk of thundery showers; drier west, local bright breaks. A rising risk of heavy/thundery showers forming over Southern Uplands. Very warm and sunny in England, but high cloud and a risk of showers far north later. Extensive hot sunshine for Wales.
Headline for West Highlands
Warm, mostly cloudy, quite humid; local light rain
How windy? (On the Munros)
Generally easterly but variable, 10-15mph, most notable breezes south of Glen Coe; locally lower speeds too.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Some patchy rain
Patches of light rain here and there in the morning, most hills trending drier though a slight fine drizzle on high inland tops. Some patchy rain returns around Ben Nevis and Glencoe groups from time to time but probably amounting to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Extensive from lower slopes upward at dawn; some varied broken cloud south of Loch Linnhe at first, but cloud arriving here too. Bases lift, unlikely rising above 800m well inland, lower in many places. Breaks approach 900m or higher towards the coast but some lower banks will form on slopes directly adjacent to the sea.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, a few brighter moments towards the coast; poor visibility on high terrain, to very good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
12 to 14C, rising a degree; mildest to the south where also quite humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 12th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
East-southeasterly 10mph, to 15mph far south; some variability, particularly north where speeds often below 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small to negligible.
How Wet?
Likely dry
A small chance of a few spots of drizzly rain, but the Munros likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, increasingly broken
Fairly extensive at dawn, lowest bases well inland where fog in some glens; some clear windows between layers possible on higher terrain. Bases lifting and breaks forming, to banks above 1000-1100m inland, summits clear for periods.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 50%, or 70% western hills
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and misty inland at dawn, sun bursts increasingly common, particularly west where extensive on low slopes with excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11 or 12C at dawn, lifting to 14C, or locally 15C north of Mull. Some glens approaching 20C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated
Fri 10th Jul 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 5-15mph, strongest south with notable gusts over tops and well downslope.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but nuisance gusts common southern hill groups with some light buffeting.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patchy banks of cloud on middle slopes well inland, thickest around Great Glen/Lochaber; tops will be above any cloud layer. After dawn, banks begin lifting to upper terrain, may approach 1100-1200m, but mostly dissipating; a few lingering banks near the Great Glen.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% (summits above cloud at least early)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10C rising to 14 or 15C; westernmost slopes warmest, locally to 16C. Western sunny glens approaching 25C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Staying very warm late weekend into next week. High pressure north of the country keeps the skies mostly clear and facilitates an an easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures to western hill groups. Northeastern areas will see early sea fog under the high pressure, this dissipating in the sun through morning. Scottish highlands seeing temperatures often rise into the mid-teens, valley temperatures to the 20s west; warmest Wales where hill temperatures often to 20C or higher. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Low pressure south of the country may push cloud and showers into Wales, though confidence remains low, and could remain largely dry. Detail uncertain later next week, but a milder northerly flow may begin to establish.