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.
Sunday'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.
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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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.
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
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly windy across the Highlands, rain and some sleet or snow on high tops moving in from the northwest, becoming persistent. By late in the day, snow falling in northern areas to lowering elevations. Chilly NE'ly wind England & Wales tends to ease, a largely fine day, early light rain east Wales.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Wind increases, patchy rain develops, cloud lowers onto tops.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Northwesterly 15-20mph from dawn, strengthening westerly into middle of day and afternoon, to 25-35mph, strongest toward late afternoon-evening when reaching 40mph with stronger gusts around higher summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Prepare for considerable wind chill, more significant later afternoon. Likely to Becoming more blustery, increasingly affecting comfortable walking in exposure, strenuous with buffeting gusts later.
How Wet?
Patchy rain develops, more frequent evening onward, snow from dusk
Dry in the morning, well into afternoon particularly further south, but patchy showery rain developing from the northwest, some sleet high tops. Later more frequent west of the A9, then more widely by dusk, showers turning increasingly to snow to some mid-elevations into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Forming over the tops, more widely later in day.
Many hills largely clear in the morning. Some patches forming around higher slopes mainly central highlands, with time develops more often onto high tops, tending to fill in above 900-1000m toward evening.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80% dropping to 50%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny start, but cloud building from northwest, clouding over with time. Visibility excellent, locally reducing in showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-1C rising to +3C, then from dusk dropping back to 0C, then -3C into night. Feeling colder later in day as wind increases, near -10C on tops later afternoon.
Freezing Level
800m plus frost in glens at dawn. Lifting just above highest summits afternoon. Lowering into evening, a rapid drop after sunset toward 600m into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
North-northwesterly 15-20mph, occasionally less; turning westerly, tending to increase to 25-30mph up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but distinctly chilly over the mountains. Likely becoming more blustery into evening.
How Wet?
Rare flurries, later risk drizzly rain
Largely dry, isolated snow flurries falling to some lower elevations in morning, mostly in eastern areas, fading. Then later, patchy drizzly rain moving in from west, little reaching the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, patches early & late
Broken cloud drifting over higher slopes in morning, mostly above 1000m, then much cloud above tops by middle of day. Into evening, cloud may start to lower and fill in over more western tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine. High cloud thickening later from west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-3C early morning, rising to +3C afternoon, or slightly milder by evening into night. Feeling colder as wind increases.
Freezing Level
600m, or lower in east around dawn, gradually rising, toward 1200m afternoon, then late in day lifting above highest tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 30 to 45mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting across the hills, challenging walking at times in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery, hail and snow on tops
A band of rain clears southeast at dawn, then a scattering of showers becoming more frequent, some heavy, snow falling at times to 800m, also hail to lower slopes. Risk of isolated thunder and lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied on tops, lifting higher with breaks
Cloud frequently changing, mostly above 900-1000m, and tending to rise higher in afternoon, with time only occasionally capping tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun. Visibility often very good, but intermittently very poor during showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 to 3C. Feeling like -10 to -15C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
1000 to 1200m or slightly higher in afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly across the hills for this time of year during the week ahead as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good.