Forecast confidence: A low thunderstorm risk remains difficult to time precisely.
Cloud-free timing: Clear early, clouding up later.
A grey, cloudy day on White Coomb: summit wind broadly 20-35 mph, with gusts 35-45 mph during the morning (gale-force winds). Much calmer lower down - generally 10-20 mph in the valley, rising towards the tops. Cloud base around 900–1200 m in the morning, lowering to 700–1000 m around midday and 600–900 m by late afternoon. The summit should be clear early, with cloud building around midday. Little or no rain expected.