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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Sunday 12th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud shrouds many hills in Scotland and NE England in the morning, more broken westwards; slowly tending to thin to leave patchier cloud on higher tops mainly eastern Scotland by afternoon. A notably strong gusty easterly wind for England & Wales, but mostly sunny. Warm for Wales & Peak District.
Headline for West Highlands
Low cloud and early dampness, improving. Wind fairly light.
How windy? (On the Munros)
East-southeasterly 10mph, to 15mph Loch Lomond NP and Arran, local gusts 20mph; some variability, particularly north Lochaber where speeds often below 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small to negligible.
How Wet?
Spotty drizzle fades
Local pockets of drizzle early in the day, but fading out to be dry. Small chance an isolated light shower later in day inland.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, thickest low cloud inland; 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 mid-afternoon into evening.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% rising to 50%, or 70% later in day, sooner west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and misty poor visibility inland in morning, sun bursts increasingly common, particularly west where extensive on low slopes with excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10 to 12C at dawn, lifting to 14C afternoon as cloud clears, a degree or so warmer western hills near/north of Mull.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
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.
Viewing Forecast For
West Highlands
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
East or southeasterly, 10mph or less in Lochaber, to 15-20mph further south, or often 20-25mph Arran and near Clyde.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling noticeably breezier where exposed over southern hills.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Local fog patches from dawn in some glens and lower slopes mainly around lochs, soon dispersing. The hills otherwise clear all day.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Strong sunshine and excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
14C from dawn (warmer than many glens), rising to 17C (glens reach 25C), locally slightly warmer west Lochaber.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A fine week of summer weather - warm and dry with pleasantly warm temperatures and often plenty of sunshine. High pressure north of the country keeps the skies mostly clear, some low-level cloud rolling inland from the North Sea at times. A prevailing easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures to western hill groups, valley temperatures often 25C, or warmer for Wales and Peak District, at times 30C. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Notably dry ground conditions, beware very high fire risk. Later in the week, an increasing risk of thundery showers forming, with a cooling trend into the weekend 18-19th.