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.
Friday'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
Friday 30th October 2026
Last updated
Thu 29th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy across Scottish mountains, gales on high tops most sustained toward west, where low cloud, patchy rain and drizzle will also occur. Drier and better cloud breaks inland and north of major hill groups. England & Wales starts with extensive fog mainly on low ground which tends to thin and break up.
Headline for West Highlands
Windy, gales high tops. Drizzly rain and lowest cloud west coast.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 35 to 45mph, strongest Lochaber in morning. Speeds dropping to nearer 30mph around Clyde sea lochs.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking, or in places higher up around major summits general mobility difficult and wind chill significant.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle mostly far west
A front edging in from west brings increasingly frequent rain and drizzle to Mull and west of Loch Linnhe. Further inland and south, very little much of day, but some drizzle moving inland later.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent west of Loch Linnhe, varied banks lowering elsewhere
Low cloud filling in from lower slopes up Mull and west of Loch Linnhe. Varied banks of cloud on hills elsewhere, but some high breaks mainly north slopes well inland. A trend toward lowering cloud from west with time.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% west, 50% inland.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Dull and misty west of Loch Linnhe, whilst elsewhere, patchy sun and very good visibility ahead of a trend toward becoming duller and in rain misty.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Saturday 31st October 2026
Last updated
Thu 29th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly 25mph, to perhaps 30mph for a few hours mainly Ben Nevis range and near Mull.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but more noticeably blustery and affecting comfortable walking for periods locally; marked chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle mostly west
Rain mostly confined to areas west of Loch Linnhe where it may persist all day and tending to encroach further east late in the day. Otherwise, some drizzle and small amounts of rain, but very little north of Rannoch Moor.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering most higher areas all day
Fog likely to shroud near all summits, the highest cloud base, 700 to 1000m, will be northward across Lochaber. Elsewhere, cloud lower, sometimes forming lowest slopes west of Loch Linnhe, Jura and near Clyde sea lochs.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine not expected and visibility often poor due to rain in west, some better visibility below cloud well inland.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C. Feeling like 0C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Sunday 1st November 2026
Last updated
Thu 29th Oct 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
North to northwesterly 10 to 15mph or less, locally 20mph coastal areas Jura to Arran in morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Dry all day
Cloud on the hills?
Low-level fog, some patchy cloud
Fog in glens and some lower hill slopes early in day, patchy cloud may drift upslope locally, but mostly dispersing. Some cloud may cap higher slopes near coast/islands.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and patchy cloud. Visibility very good, some early fog in glens.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 or 2C, small variation with height from glens up early morning, or all day above about 700m.
Freezing Level
Some higher slopes close to freezing, plus patchy frost in some inland glens early morning.
Planning Outlook
High pressure will dominate the weather pattern through into the start of November bringing settled conditions. Broadly dry for a week or so, but some areas of misty dampness and regular fog on low ground, whilst many hills would be in the clear above an inversion, particularly in Scotland next week. Overnight frost in glens will be common, plus some frost pockets for sheltered high terrain, whilst many summits will stay often just above freezing point. Light winds for several days into next week for Scotland, but stronger easterlies are likely for England and particularly Wales which would push cloud banks higher up here during the week ahead.