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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Sunday 11th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 10th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day overall with light winds, sunshine and just patchy cloud around some mountain slopes. Isolated brief showers around coastal fringes at first will fade. Southerly winds tend to strengthen later in the day in western areas. Some patchy rain reaches southwest Wales.
Headline for West Highlands
Rare coastal showers otherwise dry, a lull in wind, plenty of sun.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northwesterly 20mph around dawn, local 25mph south, but soon easing to 10mph or less in morning. Turning southerly afternoon, starting to rise, to 20-25mph soonest coasts, then inland toward dusk; 40-45mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small though feeling chilly at first on tops. Later in day tending to become more blustery over coastal tops. Worsening conditions into night.
How Wet?
Early local light showers fade
Brief scattered showers in morning, mostly near coasts west Lochaber to Mull of snow above 900m. Fading to be largely dry. Rain moves onto coast into night, later further inland.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing most tops
Patchy cloud around higher slopes mostly above 900m by mid morning, lifting and dispersing more with time to leave most mountains free of cloud in afternoon.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun; high cloud may start to build from west later. Visibility excellent; early mist some glens.
How Cold? (at 900m)
2C rising to 4 or 5C afternoon; little change from dusk, then rising slightly into night. Feeling like -5C if exposed to stronger breeze early and late.
Freezing Level
Slight frost inland glens at dawn. Around 1100-1200m in morning, rising higher, above all tops mid-afternoon onward.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 12th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 10th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southwesterly, may be 20mph or less much of day; risk 40mph+ at dawn, then late in day rising again 50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Possibly mostly small much of the daytime, but beware changing conditions, later likely to deteriorate, significantly into night.
How Wet?
Generally damp, some steady rain
Rain and drizzle much of the day, some persistent steadier rain in the morning. During the day, rain may ease of at times inland across Lochaber. Into evening, rain may return widely heavier from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, highest north
Shrouding most hills all from low-mid elevations upward. Higher cloud bases typically north toward Glen Spean, some higher breaks may form in the afternoon locally, but tops generally covered.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull or murky. Some improvement below cloud well inland in Lochaber in afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 to 9C, tending to fall a little during daytime, then rise again into night. Feeling below freezing if in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Last updated
Sat 10th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly, overnight gales ease for a brief early lull to 25mph or less, but rise again during day to 40-50mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
A possible window of fairly small effects, but beware of deteriorating again quickly during the day to become challenging.
How Wet?
Heavy showers set in again
Heavy overnight rain sweeps away eastward by dawn, but leaves a legacy of showers. Bursts of rain likely cluster to become widely frequent or more constant again, with hail, chance of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Changing rapidly, extensive in rain
Varied cloud banks from dawn, but for a few hours may break well toward upper slopes especially well inland. Often capping high tops, but in showers then varying, lowering and filling in widely.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine for a few hours in morning, but then often cloudy. Visibility at times very good where dry, but then suddenly poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Mild 10C overnight but dropping to 6C by dawn, lowering further during day to 3C. Feeling later like -10C as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but may drop toward 1300m later in day.
Planning Outlook
Damp and mild southwesterly air moves across the country into Monday, winds strengthen again later to widely gale-force over the hills, heavier rain sweeps eastward overnight and into early Tuesday, followed by showers and a drop of temperature. Very unsettled west-southwesterlies continue into midweek - sustained mountain gales, possibly stormy at times and spells of heavy rain for all areas. A changeable westerly theme likely continues beyond mid-month - occasional windows of drier weather, but more often windy with rain or showers coming in from the Atlantic, sometimes cold enough to fall as snow on Scottish high tops.