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
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.
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 8 to 12C 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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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.
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 8 to 12C 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 6th July 2025
Last updated
Sat 5th Jul 25 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud on higher hills with patchy rain for many areas in the morning. Later, a band of showers forms from central highlands southward into England, drifting down the Pennines; showers will give heavy bursts with a risk of few lightning flashes southern Scotland. Damp in Wales early, gradually improving.
Headline for West Highlands
Morning rain and fog; improving, clearing tops inland
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northerly 15-25mph, nearer 30mph at times across the islands and immediate coastal slopes. Well inland may see lower wind speeds for a time afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small inland; walking impeded near the coast, balance at times challenged in exposure; feeling cool.
How Wet?
Morning showery rain, then showers well inland later
Morning showery rain most areas. Generally fading along the coast, only a few drizzly showers onto slopes Mull northward. Risk of showers reemerging inland later in the day with heavy bursts.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive at dawn, improving for often clear tops later
Fairly extensive over terrain above 800m in the morning, some lower bases on coastal slopes Mull and northward. Tending to break and lift as midday approaches from north to south - tops often exposed. Showers may drop bases to tops later.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10% at dawn, becoming 70% well inland
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little sun in the morning, becoming patchy as cloud clears later. Visibility poor for a time early, then becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 to 8C in the morning, rising to 10C well inland. Islands and coastal slopes may see little change all day. Feeling near freezing in strongest winds.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 7th July 2025
Last updated
Sat 5th Jul 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northwesterly 25-30mph, gusty over tops and down eastern slope. Strengthening Mull to Trossachs/Arran later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often buffeting gusts over high terrain and downslope, may challenge stability at times. Feeling cool.
How Wet?
Few showers coastal Lochaber
Few showers drifting onto coastal Lochaber, an odd spot possible from Mull to Islay as well, fading. Chance of some showers later in the day well inland.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly clear to tops, best inland
At dawn, fairly extensive over high coastal terrain from Islay northward, as well as Ben Nevis group and Glencoe; banks may reach well down north/west slopes. Gradually lifting and breaking for often clear summits later, though coastal summits may be more frequently capped.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%, rising to 70% inland
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun early improving to frequent sun, best inland. Good visibility though a haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
5 or 6C, rising to 8C well inland. Coastal slopes in direct wind may rise very little. Feeling like 3C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 8th July 2025
Last updated
Sat 5th Jul 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northwesterly shifting westerly, 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small most of the day, some buffeting gusts over tops later.
How Wet?
Afternoon rain
Patchy rain arrives onto island hills midday, drifting to the coast and inland. Could become persistently drizzly on high slopes for a time. Inland from Glencoe southward may only see local spots.
Cloud on the hills?
Well broken for a time, later deteriorating
Banks cling to upper slopes from morning, particularly north/west aspects. Tending to lift, often clearing summits for a time around midday. Patchy cloud reforming over high ground as rain starts, filling in through afternoon from the west.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Improving to 80%, the reducing to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun through high cloud on low slopes, deteriorating to mostly cloudy. Very good visibility before rain sets in.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 or 7C, rising to 10C coastal slopes. Well inland areas rising up to 12C or warmer central highlands.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A generally settled start to the week as high pressure will become dominant across England and Wales Monday and Tuesday. Expect substantially dry conditions here through much of the week with good periods of sunshine. In Scotland, low pressure to the north will facilitate a consistent west-southwesterly wind, driving several weak fronts onto northwestern coasts as the week goes - often cloudy here with periods of rain, tending to be drier with sunny spells in east Scotland. Temperatures will be near average. Some uncertainty about next weekend - fronts are likely to continue drifting towards Scotland and north England, though possibly interrupted by dry and warm air from the continent.