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.
West Highlands
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
Localised heavy bursts of rain for eastern Scotland & northern England early in the day, clearing eastwards, but over Cairngorms in particular, increasing risk afternoon of slow-moving heavy downpours forming, locally a thunderstorm. Western Scotland largely dry; increasingly sunny all western areas afternoon. Fresher for all.
Broken cloud and sun, rare showers. Light-moderate breeze.
Westerly 10 to 15mph, occasional 20mph near to coast, freshening a little more widely afternoon.
Mostly small
Risk isolated showers
One or two brief showers, mostly well inland by the afternoon, possibly isolated brief heavier bursts inland Lochaber.
Patches clearing
Patches of cloud in the morning, lifting to upper slopes then largely clearing above tops into afternoon.
70%
Patchwork of sun and cloud. Visibility excellent.
7 to 10C, warmest inland afternoon.
Above the summits
West Highlands
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, tending to strengthen, at times 35mph higher areas.
Starting to affect comfortable walking over higher terrain, and balance on ridges. Feeling cool.
Frequent or persistent rain
Often raining, steady rain setting in for periods, particularly Lochaber and toward coast, heavier showery bursts mixed in.
Fairly extensive higher areas
Covering higher slopes most of day, bases lowering in rain, fairly extensive above 700-900m, lowest western Lochaber, may form to 600m for periods near coasts.
20%
Generally cloudy, dull. Visibility poor during rain, occasionally good below cloud.
5 to 7C, marginal rise during day.
Above the summits
West Highlands
Friday 4th July 2025
Last updated
Tue 1st Jul 25 at
4:27PM
Southwesterly 45 to 60mph, peak speeds may start to lessen later in daytime.
Difficult conditions over the mountains, mobility challenging and gusts could knock you off your feet. Significant wind chill.
Rain most of day, often heavy
Persistent rain widespread, sustained heavy falls many western areas, but particularly Lochaber to Mull. Smallest amounts furthest inland, but still often raining. Becoming very wet underfoot.
Extensive
Shrouding the mountains throughout the day, from mid to lower slopes upward near the coast and sea lochs, but fairly extensive above 800m even well inland.
10%
Overcast and dull. Visibility poor due to rain.
7 or 8C, small rise during day. Feeling near -5C in the wind.
Above the summits
By Thursday, west to southwesterly winds increase for Scotland, with frequent showery rain and low cloud returning into the Highlands from the west. Friday brings heavier rain to western Scotland and gales over higher terrain for Scotland and possibly northern England, rain extending further south with time. The weekend looks unsettled with low pressure bringing heavy showery rain widely, risk isolated thunder. Next week maintains a mixed westerly regime with greatest risk of rain toward northwest Scotland, drier and warmer further south and east.