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Overview for Sunday

Very windy with blustery showers, wintry above 800m, heavy at times and merging into a longer spell of rain during the day.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	Low	On summits above 800m in west of area.
Heavy snow	Low	Frequent showers wintry above 800m.
Storm force winds	Medium	Winds gusting to 70 mph at times over exposed ridges and summits, especially western areas.
Gales	High	Gales throughout the day across the whole area.
Severe chill effect	High	In gale force winds and blustery showers, wintry above 800m.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	Low	In the west later.
Thunderstorms	Low	Risk in the heavier showers.
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

Low

On summits above 800m in west of area.

Heavy snow

Low

Frequent showers wintry above 800m.

Storm force winds

Medium

Winds gusting to 70 mph at times over exposed ridges and summits, especially western areas.

Gales

High

Gales throughout the day across the whole area.

Severe chill effect

High

In gale force winds and blustery showers, wintry above 800m.

Persistent and extensive hill fog

Low

In the west later.

Thunderstorms

Low

Risk in the heavier showers.

Heavy persistent rain

No Risk

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Heavy rain showers	Heavy rain showers	Heavy rain showers	Heavy rain showers
70%	80%	80%	80%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Heavy rain showers

70%

80%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: West Highlands

Sunday
Monday
Outlook

Sunday

Weather

A bright day with some sunny spells but also blustery showers. The showers will be heavy at times, frequent and also wintry above 800m. Into the afternoon the showers will merge into a longer spell of precipitation from Torridon southwards.

Visibility

Good but falling moderate to poor in or near the showers.

Hill fog

Occasionally broken or overcast at 350m, otherwise well broken at 600m becoming overcast at 350m, occasionally broken at 250m.

Maximum winds above 600m

Southerly 35-40 mph, gust 62 mph, increasing at times 40-45 mph, gust 70 mph, especially across western ranges.

Temperature

Glens	Plus 4 Celsius increasing Plus 7 Celsius
900 m	Plus 3 Celsius
Freezing level	1100m rising to 1200m in the afternoon.

Monday

Weather

Another bright day with further blustery showers. The showers will remain frequent at times, occasionally heavy and will again be wintry above 800m. There is also perhaps a slight risk of thunder in the heavier showers.

Visibility

Good but falling moderate to poor in or near the showers.

Hill fog

Occasionally broken or overcast at 350m, otherwise well broken at 600m.

Maximum winds above 600m

Westerly 35-40 mph, gust 62 mph, easing later in the day 25-30 mph.

Temperature

Glens	Plus 4 Celsius increasing Plus 7 Celsius
900 m	Plus 3 Celsius
Freezing level	Around 1100m.

Outlook

Tuesday

Cloud and persistent rain at first on Tuesday will clear during late morning and early afternoon. Early extensive hill fog will also clear. Blustery showers will then follow turning wintry on the highest peaks later in the day. Widespread gale force winds.

Wednesday

A bright day with blustery showers. The showers will be wintry on the higher summits and also heavy at times with the most frequent showers in the north. Widespread gale force winds.

Thursday

Another bright day with sunny spells. Showers will again occur but more scattered and mainly affecting the north, with southern ranges staying mainly dry. The showers will again be wintry on the higher summits and heavy at times. Winds easing.