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Mountain area forecasts
Mountains can be inhospitable and dangerous places for the ill prepared. From one hour to the next, from one hill to the next, they can exhibit a dramatic variation in weather conditions. Whether it's a well-planned expedition or a spur of the moment decision to go to the hills, it is important to check the forecast.
Forecasts available
- Scottish West Highlands (
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Covering the areas of Trossachs, Argyll, Lochaber, the north-west Highlands and Skye. - Scottish East Highlands ()
Covering the areas of the Grampian Mountains east of Rannoch Moor and including the Cairngorms. - Lake District National Park ()
- Yorkshire Dales National Park ()
- Peak District National Park ()
- Snowdonia National Park ()
- Brecon Beacons National Park ()
The forecasts are issued twice daily
These Mountain area forecasts can also be obtained by calling the Customer Centre
Useful information
How to stay safe on the mountains — A video guide
Related Internet links
What the forecasts include
Mountain forecasts are provided for the main mountain areas and those which have the highest visitor figures.
Forecasts cover daylight hours and contain the following information.
- Hazard risk
- Overview
- 3 hourly weather summary
- Probability of precipitation
- Visibility
- Hill fog
- Maximum winds
- Valley and summit level temperatures
- Freezing level
- Latest pressure chart
- General outlook for the next few days
Email alerts
RSS warnings and alerts
Regional warning and alert feeds
Widgets and gadgets
- Desktop widget for your Windows or Mac desktop
- Weather widget for your web site or blog
- Weather gadgets
Guide
Our forecasts
Severe weather warnings
Mobile devices
- Mobile Weather for feature phones
- Smarter Weather for smartphones
- iPhone app
- Mobile video forecasts
Related internet links
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