Northwest Highlands Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
Mainly high confidence, moderate with regard to shower detail.
This evening forecast
Largely clear with late sunshine to end the day, perhaps the odd shower in the south, soon dying off. Mainly light winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry and sunny, some haar on the northwest coast.
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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Weather (at 800m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 800m) |
20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 10% |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000m |
E
12
|
E
15
|
E
14
|
NE
12
|
E
11
|
N
8
|
N
7
|
N
5
|
900m |
E
12
|
E
14
|
E
12
|
NE
11
|
E
11
|
N
8
|
N
7
|
N
6
|
600m |
E
9
|
E
10
|
NE
7
|
NE
8
|
E
9
|
N
7
|
NE
5
|
N
5
|
300m |
E
5
|
E
4
|
E
3
|
E
3
|
E
6
|
N
6
|
N
5
|
N
5
|
Glen |
E
3
|
NW
3
|
NW
3
|
SE
3
|
NW
6
|
N
8
|
N
9
|
NE
6
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000m | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
900m | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
600m | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
300m | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Glen | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000m |
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
13°
|
12°
|
11°
|
9°
|
900m |
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
9°
|
600m |
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
13°
|
15°
|
14°
|
13°
|
10°
|
300m |
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
16°
|
18°
|
18°
|
16°
|
12°
|
Glen |
14°
|
11°
|
12°
|
15°
|
16°
|
18°
|
15°
|
12°
|
Freezing Level |
2,300m
|
2,100m
|
1,900m
|
2,100m
|
2,300m
|
2,500m
|
2,400m
|
2,400m
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000m |
10°
|
8°
|
8°
|
10°
|
11°
|
10°
|
10°
|
8°
|
900m |
10°
|
8°
|
9°
|
10°
|
11°
|
11°
|
10°
|
8°
|
600m |
11°
|
10°
|
10°
|
12°
|
14°
|
13°
|
12°
|
9°
|
300m |
12°
|
11°
|
12°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
15°
|
11°
|
Glen |
14°
|
11°
|
12°
|
15°
|
15°
|
17°
|
14°
|
12°
|
Additional weather information
Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Largely clear during the overnight period, with a sunny start to the day, however some haar may affect the northwest coast. Patchy cloud and sunny spells throughout the day with the chance of some showers developing in the south during the afternoon, possibly thundery with hail. Haar perhaps encroaching inland during the overnight period.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%, reducing to 40% in far north and west later in the night.
Low cloud and visibility
Good or very good visibility for most but poor in coastal haar. Low cloud along northwest coast, cloud base 200-500m, moving inland later in the night.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Low cloud, mist and fog increasing across the region overnight accompanied by a little drizzle. This breaking up into the afternoon to give some good sunny spells.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% in the north, 40% in the south during the morning, becoming 80% early afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Northerly, becoming westerly 5-10 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6 rising to plus 10 Celsius
- Glen Plus 12 rising to plus 18 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Broken low cloud 400-600m in the north, scattered or broken in the south, breaking and clearing east into the afternoon. Visibility poor in mist or fog at first, becoming good or very good later.
Mountain weather information
Sun 19 May
Another cloudy start on Sunday with some drizzle. Patchy cloud and sunny spells into the afternoon. Light winds.
Mon 20 May
Dry and mainly sunny on Monday. Moderate easterly winds.
Tue 21 May
Another largely sunny day on Tuesday. Moderate southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
Separated from the Grampians by the Great Glen the weather forecast area includes Wester Ross, Assynt, Sutherland, Knoydart, Torridon, Glen Affric and the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye.
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