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.
Tuesday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy over high terrain, strongest in the morning, again later in Scotland. Damp and murky north and western Highlands, more persistent rain at times. Some improvement southern Highlands in afternoon. Often dry for northern England, but higher fells shrouded in cloud. Brighter for Wales as cloud thins.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Windy, gales early and late. Damp, lowest cloud toward west.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 35-45mph dawn to early morning, strong gusts over tops approaching 55-60mph at first; easing to 25-35mph into middle of day. Toward evening, increasing again to 35-40mph, stronger gusts some slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging in exposure early, gusts knocking you off balance and significant wind chill. Easing but staying strenuous, then late in day more arduous again.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, mostly west
Rain drifts from the west, patchy and often light in nature; some extended steadier falls mainly morning central highlands, risk again toward evening. Only odd spots reaching east of the A9, often dry east of Glenshee.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive west, breaks form east
Covering many hills to middle elevations early, lowest west where locally to 400m, some ragged lower patches in early rain. A lifting trend, breaks to 800-900m towards central highlands, summit breaks increasingly east of A9.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%, rising to 60% eastern Munros
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of weak sunshine, best east where more often afternoon. Very good visibility below cloud; sudden changes high slopes to the west.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 or 10C, rising slightly, to 12 or 13C eastern hills. Feeling below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to southwesterly 15 to 25mph, some gusts over 30mph in east mainly after dawn to early morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some noticeable gustiness in places not just on high tops early in day.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Rare fine drizzle west-central highlands if in early low cloud on windward slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, mostly clearing, patches west
Banks of cloud around mid-slopes in morning, most extensive central highlands, toward Callander patches slow to clear above 800m, but largely clearing elsewhere. High tops above 1100m may start above cloud.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% rising to 60% west, 80% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun in morning, then increasingly sunny with fair-weather cloud, best toward east. Visibility good or very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
12C rising to 15C afternoon, locally 17C easternmost hills.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Thursday 9th July 2026
Last updated
Mon 6th Jul 26 at
4:21PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph, some gusty spots around higher tops in the morning, tending to drop lighter with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, some more noticeable blustery areas mainly early in day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Varied patches, largely clearing
Patchy cloud around some slopes early in day, high tops likely above the cloud. May drift higher up onto tops mainly in west for a few hours, tending to disperse or lift above most summits into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and broken cloud. Some early mist around central highlands, but visibility becoming mostly very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
12C rising to 15 to 17C afternoon, warmest eastern areas. Feeling like 5C if exposed to stronger breeze early in day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A drier and warmer window builds into the middle of this week: very warm in England and Wales. Still low cloud persistent especially toward northwest Scotland, but spells of sunshine spread northward, and lighter wind. Some rain late this week in western Scotland though mostly light and patchy, many places dry. High pressure expands across Scotland through the weekend bringing more widely clearer hills, dry and warm conditions in the extended outlook into mid July - easterly winds likely develop, particularly England and Wales; a chance of some isolated thunderstorms occasionally.