Mountain weather

Northwest Highlands

Northwest Highlands Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for mostly settled conditions for the next few days. Low for extent of low cloud.

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This evening forecast

Mainly dry with variable cloud cover. Areas of cloud above 800 metres. Light winds.

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Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

hazard Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry with variable amounts of cloud

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Weather
(at 800m)
Cloudy Fog Fog Fog Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
20% 20% 00% 20% 10% 10% 10% 20%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
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1000m S
30
S
26
S
25
S
24
S
25
S
25
S
24
S
29
900m S
29
S
26
S
24
S
23
S
23
S
23
S
22
S
29
600m S
19
S
17
S
15
S
15
S
16
S
15
S
15
S
19
300m S
4
S
4
S
4
S
5
S
5
S
4
S
4
S
6
Glen S
5
S
9
S
7
S
6
SW
5
S
7
SE
7
S
8
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
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1000m 38 33 31 30 31 33 31 38
900m 37 32 31 29 29 31 29 38
600m 27 24 21 22 23 24 23 29
300m 21 20 19 19 20 20 19 25
Glen 13 21 18 16 13 18 16 20

Altitude above mean sea level
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1000m
900m
600m
10°
10°
10°
10°
300m
10°
10°
10°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Glen
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
15°
14°
14°
Freezing Level
2,600m
2,500m
2,700m
2,700m
2,800m
2,800m
2,800m
2,800m

Altitude above mean sea level
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1000m
900m
600m
300m
10°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Glen
11°
11°
11°
12°
14°
14°
14°
13°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

An inversion will be present across the region, this most likely will be below some of the very highest tops. Thus some of the higher summits may be in clear air but low confidence in this aspect.

Weather

A mainly dry day with variable amounts of cloud. Some sunny breaks may develop at times through the day although Skye and parts of Wester Ross may hang to a fair amount of cloud throughout.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50%, cloud breaks most favoured in the east of the area

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in areas of cloud above 700 metres, with banks of low cloud below 300 metres at first. Rather hazy but good visibility is likely on the higher summits that are cloud free.

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Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

Little change, mainly dry with variable cloud cover with the chance of some brightness.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

50%

Maximum wind speed expected

Southerly 25 mph

Temperature

  • At 800m Plus 8 Celsius
  • Glen Plus 5 rising to 14 Celsius
  • Freezing level Above the summits

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres, otherwise good visibility although the air may be rather hazy

Mountain weather information

Fri 8 Nov

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Sunset:

Little change, mostly dry with variable cloud cover. Brisk southeasterly winds.

Sat 9 Nov

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Rather cloudy in the west of the area with a little drizzle possible. Dry in the east with the chance of some brightness.

Sun 10 Nov

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Sunset:

Outbreaks of rain will extend east through the morning to leave a brighter afternoon with the odd shower. Strong west to southwesterly winds.

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Summit specific forecast

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