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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of patchy rain and low cloud moves southeastwards, improving with rising cloud bases across the Highlands, but brisk winds and below freezing on higher terrain - snow showers mostly in northwest. England & Wales start with low-level fog, hazy sun then cloud lowering, a little rain develops.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
A little morning rain, low cloud, clearing. Chilly and windy.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwest at first soon westerly, 25 to 30mph, stronger gusts for a time around rain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking at times on higher terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little rain mostly west in morning
Patchy rain in morning mostly over central highlands, briefly steadier rain in west with showery moments mixed in, finishing as snow flurries higher areas; small amounts. Very little reaching hills east of the A9. Largely dry afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive for a few hours west, clearing into afternoon
Covering hills above 700 to 900m, lowest in Callander area around rain, mostly higher up east of the A9. Middle of day into afternoon, cloud widely lifts and breaks toward tops, some varied patches mainly west above 900m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% west, 50% east morning; rising widely to 80% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy for a few hours, brighter eastwards. Into afternoon, improving with some sun breaking through. Visibility mostly good, briefly reduced in rain; increasingly very good by afternoon.
How Cold? (at 900m)
+3C in morning, lowering into afternoon toward 0C, later -1C. Feeling like -7 to -10C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in the morning, but lowering during day toward 1000m, by dusk nearer 800m central highlands, then widely 600m after dark.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly varied 20-25mph in morning. Then increasing rapidly to 50-60mph afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly moderate morning up to middle of day, but then rapidly deteriorating, walking increasingly difficult later afternoon.
How Wet?
Rain later west
During afternoon in central highlands, patchy rain arriving, then becoming more persistent from west from dusk onward, briefly snow may fall on tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any until late
Later afternoon as rain develops, cloud starting to form over higher tops west of the A9, soonest near Callander.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%, later afternoon 50%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakening as high cloud thickens, becoming overcast. Visibility excellent, later a little hazier.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-2C rising to +2C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -12 to -15C in exposure.
Freezing Level
700m plus frost in glens around dawn. Tending to rise, by late afternoon likely lifting just above freezing to highest tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to southwesterly 45 to 60mph, up to 70mph high tops in morning, but powerful squally gusts all day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions across the mountains, any mobility very challenging in exposure. Severe wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain then snow and hail showers
Rain from dawn into morning, heaviest central highlands, finishing as snow on high terrain. Then showers, most frequent in west, some heavy later, falling as snow toward lowering elevations, also hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, then varied over tops
Shrouding the mountains fairly widely, lowest west of A9 in morning, 600-800m or lower for a time. Base rising, then varying mostly above 900m afternoon.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief glimpses of sun develop. Visibility very poor at times, appalling in snow and cloud; intermittently good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
+2C at first, lowering to -2C late afternoon. Feeling like -15 to -18C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above summits around dawn, soon dropping from northwest, to 800m before noon, 500-600m later.
Planning Outlook
A fine start to the week for many places, but strengthening winds and a spell of heavy rain arriving from the northwest during Monday advances southwards into Tuesday. Cold, wintry conditions follow across the mountains into midweek, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. Showery hail and snow falling toward lower elevations. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow likely continues to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.