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 21st December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A blustery, gusty morning in northern England and Scotland, gales for a time in northwest Scotland, tending to ease. Patchy rain from central Scotland down the spine of the Pennines eases into drizzle over the high tops, drizzle in east Wales too with extensive hill fog in these areas. Best of breaks west Wales and NW Highlands.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Blustery, gradually easing; rain, drizzle, and hill fog
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southeasterly 30-35mph from dawn, risk some stronger gusts over tops and downslope early. Soon starting to ease with an easterly shift, 20-25mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
In the morning, blustery with sudden gusts running downslope and reversals in direction; expect considerable buffeting, stability challenges, and wind chill, then conditions improving with time.
How Wet?
Patchy rain and summit snow, drizzly later
Patches of rain/summit snow feed in from the southeast. Dry periods will occur in the morning. Drizzly will become more frequent afternoon, perhaps quite persistent over the summits near the eastern lowlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Hills shrouded in low cloud for much of the day with bases varying, but often from mid slopes upwards, banks often to lower slopes or into the glens towards the east lowlands.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast with poor visibility due to extensive cloud and rain/snow; visibility will be good below cloud towards central highlands.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 or 2C, some slopes locally reaching up to 3C afternoon. Feeling closer to -10C in the wind.
Freezing Level
1000-1100m from dawn, gradually lifting, above the high tops by dusk.
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Monday 22nd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southeasterly 30 to 40mph; gusty over the tops and downslope, may reach up to 45mph in exposure.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly arduous conditions for several hours, sudden and strong wind gusts running downslope. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, most persistent east
Widespread rain from dawn gradually clears to the northeast, leaving behind drizzle and patchy rain on slopes near the east lowlands. A few odd patches reaching towards Loch Ericht.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, often to lower slopes.
Extensive low cloud will shroud the hills throughout the day. Best chance of bases rising higher around Loch Ericht, but these improvements likely fleeting.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast. Visibility poor due to early rain and an increasing haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3C, but feeling closer to -10C where exposed to the strongest winds.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southeastern Highlands
Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 20th Dec 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West-southwesterly 10-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Patches of light rain here and there, risk more frequent in the far east. Some mountains may stay substantially dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive over high terrain west of the A9 all day, bases lowering to middle slopes during rain, lower patches into the glens possible too. More broken east at first, perhaps to tops, though cloud starts to fill in here too.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sunshine east at first, becoming mostly cloudy. Visibility limited by haze and passing rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 or 4C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Cloud and patchy rain lingers for a few more days early next week, then a slow change to drier and chiller weather into the Christmas period as high pressure builds to the north. Easterly winds will be dominant, the strongest winds in England and Wales. Cloud may be fairly sheet-like in the east sometimes, though variably more extensive or broken. The coldest air will reach England and Wales on the easterly wind with freezing levels reaching as low as 400-600m in Wales, staying slightly warmer in northern Scotland with freezing levels nearer the high summits for a time under the core of high pressure.