Southeastern Highlands
The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Loch Ericht, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Today'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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 20th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Hill snow and rain lower down in northeast Scotland from early in the day, locally persistent for a time. Showers form across Scotland and northern England during the day, locally increasingly heavy with hail. Blustery toward northwest Scotland, otherwise fairly light wind until late in day. Staying at freezing on high Scottish tops.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Varied wind, easing middle of day. Some heavy showers with hail.
How windy? (On the Munros)
North-northeasterly, 20mph to gusty 25-30mph in places from dawn into early morning. Easing to 10-15mph or less for a time middle of day into afternoon. Trending easterly, starting to increase later, to 30-35mph by dusk onward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied, early and late in the day more blustery with considerable wind chill, but dropping mostly small through the middle of the daytime for several hours at least.
How Wet?
Scattered showers form, hail, snow on hills
Largely dry early in day, for longest central highlands. Then showers with soft hail, also snow falling to 400-500m in morning, later 700-800m, initially toward the east, but brief showers forming fairly widely, moving west during afternoon, though some places may escape largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, mostly east in morning
Cloud banks mostly toward north and east of Pitlochry above 700-800m in the morning, more broken patches westwards. Lifting often above 1000m breaks to tops, but patchy cloud likely to drift over many tops around showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, though cloudier for periods. Visibility mostly very good, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0C rising to 2 or 3C afternoon. Where exposed to wind, feeling like -8C on high tops early in day, improving to -3C.
Freezing Level
800-900m in morning, plus slight frost in some glens at dawn. Rising to 1200m during afternoon, slightly higher in west.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, gusty in places around high tops and some passes, strongest on hills nearer the central belt.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill in exposure, some blustery spots affecting ease of walking.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Substantially dry. Chance of occasional light spots of rain, snow grains on higher slopes, mostly morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, then lifting above many tops
Cloud banks likely to cover some slopes above 600-800m early in the day, lowest in eastern areas. Tending to lift higher up and increasingly break up.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some brighter sunnier moments mostly central highlands. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0C rising to 2 or 3C afternoon. Directly in the wind, feeling as cold as -10C in the morning.
Freezing Level
900m early morning, rising just above freezing to highest tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Last updated
Sun 19th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly 15-20mph, but local gusty spots 25-30mph, typically strongest around higher mountains nearer the central belt.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but locally uncomfortable gusts, not just on higher slopes. Feeling chilly in exposure.
How Wet?
No precipitation expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patches some mid-upper slopes
Some cloud banks early in the day, mostly toward the east, patchier westwards; base around 600-700m, whilst tops above 1000-1100m likely poke above the cloud. Tending to disperse.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and broken cloud around some hills for a time; lower eastern areas may be under cloudier skies for a few hours. Visibility excellent out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
0 to 2C rising to 4 to 6C afternoon, typically warmest central highlands west of A9. Feeling sub-zero directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Around freezing on some higher slopes in the morning, also frost in glens at dawn. Rising above freezing to tops.
Planning Outlook
A drier outlook through late April as high pressure resides over Britain, centred generally toward the north. Easterly winds prevail this week, strong and gusty over England and Wales, gale-force in places through midweek. Less windy further north across Scotland and becoming lighter winds everywhere by later in the week. Western mountains generally clear with plenty of sunshine throughout this week ahead, variable cloud at times drifting onto some eastern hills. Some overnight frosts into valleys. Daytime temperatures rising several degrees above freezing to highest tops, warmest in west. Risk of a strengthening chilly northerly wind for a time during next weekend.