Northwest Highlands
Saturday 29 August 2026 · Wester Ross, Assynt and the far northwest
Why: A low thunderstorm risk remains difficult to time precisely.
A risk of patchy rain or drizzle. Light northeasterly wind, with cloud coming and going on the tops.
High-ground wind (900 m)
Northeasterly 5-10 mph at 900 m. Gusts reaching around 10 mph at 900 m, with locally higher values possible on the most exposed tops. Little overall change through the day.
Walking impact
Little effect on walking, although exposed tops may still feel chilly.
Rain and showers
The odd passing shower, otherwise dry. Forecast models disagree on when the rain may arrive.
Cloud-free summits
Around 50%. Around 35% early, improving to around 55% later.
Cloud and visibility
Cloud bases mostly around 700-1200 m. Bases should tend to lift as the day goes on. Cloud is likely to come and go on the higher summits; breaks may be useful but not dependable.
Temperature and wind chill
Around 8°C at 900 m, feeling like 6°C in the wind.
Freezing level
Above the summits.
Daylight
Sunrise 06:13 — Sunset 20:27 — about 14.2 hours daylight.
Overnight · 6 p.m.–9 a.m.Wild campingBetaThunder risk is around 26% in parts of the area; avoid exposed pitches if storms develop. 54/100Mixed · 600 m View detailsHide details
Full regional overnight outlook
Across representative hills, open-hillside camping looks mixed around 600 m (54/100). Little rain is expected, but cloud or condensation could still mean a wet pack-up.
Elevation reference (open ground)
- Wind / gust
- 8 / 14 mph
- Coldest
- 10.3°C
- In cloud
- Unlikely
- Condensation
- High
- Wind / gust
- 10 / 17 mph
- Coldest
- 9.4°C
- In cloud
- 50% of night
- Condensation
- High
- Wind / gust
- 11 / 20 mph
- Coldest
- 7.7°C
- In cloud
- 50% of night
- Condensation
- High
Open-hillside guidance across representative hills. Local shelter, ridges, tent design and the exact pitch can change conditions substantially. How to use the wild-camping forecast.
Daytime · exposed rockClimbing & scramblingBetaWet rock is likely on some representative hills. 36/100Poor · Poor View detailsHide details
Full regional climbing & scrambling outlook
Conditions for exposed scrambling across the area look poor (36/100). Rain is likely to leave rock wet; polished slabs, vegetation and drainage lines may be notably worse. Mapped summit-point geology across the representative hills includes psammite, pelite or semipelite and sandstone or gritstone; moisture response can therefore vary substantially between crags and routes.
Representative summit-point samples across the region; individual crags and routes may differ.
Generic exposed hands-on-rock terrain across representative summits; mapped summit-point geology is a broad regional sample, not a named-route survey. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. How to use the climbing and scrambling forecast.
Updated 29 August 2026 at 04:40 UTC. See typical weekly and monthly conditions for Northwest Highlands.