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West Highlands
Covering the areas of Trossachs, Argyll, Lochaber, the north-west
Highlands and Skye.
East Highlands
Covering the areas of the Grampian Mountains east of Rannoch Moor
and including the Cairngorms.
Similar forecasts are also issued for the Lake District
and Snowdonia.
The forecasts are issued daily at 0600 and 1800.
The forecasts are available both via dial-up fax and via telephone.
See the numbers to dial below.
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In association with the Welsh Assembly Government, Sports
Council for Wales and Wales Tourist Board we produce FREE
mountain weather forecasts for the Brecon
Beacons and Snowdonia
National Parks.
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The forecasts cover daylight hours and contain the following
information.
- Hazards: blizzards, persistent heavy rain, gales, storms,
extensive hill fog (if below 2,000 ft and persistent), significant
wind chill.
- A brief, general overview for the whole of the Highlands,
with an indication, if possible, of the driest or brightest
ranges.
- A brief summary of the weather.
- An indication of height and extent of the lower cloud, with
a mention of the type of hill fog if cloud base is below general
summit level.
- Wind and temperatures at 900 m (3,000 ft).
- Freezing level (if below 1,500 m/5,000 ft) — the level
above which you are likely to find ice on the ground, or where
any precipitation will be falling as snow. Below this level
it turns gradually to rain, becoming completely melted at an
air temperature of around 2 °C or 300 m lower down the hill.
- Similar information is provided for the following day plus
a general country-wide outlook for the next five days
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