Hill Conditions and other Information

Current observed conditions around Scotland

Aberdeen

14C

 wind 05mph@310°

cloud FEW@2700ft

Dundee

8C

 wind 03mph@290°

cloud BKN@100ft

Inverness

10C

 wind 03mph@240°

cloud FEW@700ft

Stornoway

12C

 wind 05mph@210°

cloud BKN@1200ft

Glasgow

10C

 wind 06mph@240°

cloud OVC@600ft

Edinburgh

9C

 wind 07mph@240°

cloud SCT@800ft

Live Webcams

Webcams provide a useful glance at current conditions on hills and roads. Click on the image to go to the website providing the picture. Note these are live and may sometimes be offline (check the dates on the photos), and of course at night they will be in the dark!

Tarland

The Lecht

Glenshee

Loch Morlich

Faicaill Ridge, Cairngorm Ski

Glencoe Ski

Ben Nevis

Mountain Weather Information Service

Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) is a Scottish Government funded service. It provides a detailed three day weather forecast split into five areas of Scotland. For the majority of Scottish hillgoers, this is the first port of call when planning a day in the hills.

Avalanche Information for the Scottish Mountains

Another Scottish gorernment funded service. In winter time hardy forecasters walk up hills every day in six different popular mountainous areas in Scotland to examine the snow conditions, then create an avalanche hazard report. They also produce a very useful daily conditions blog.

Walkhighlands

Walkhighlands is an exhaustive free website which details thousands of walking routes in Scotland. You can view mapped routes with detailed descriptions on virtually all of the Scottish hills and create your own account to track which peaks you have climbed. It also has frequent articles by a wide range of Scottish authors.

BBC Weather

For a more general weather forecast, the BBC provide regional information and frequent video updates

MET Office Mountain Forecast

The MET office provides weather forecasts for a selection of the main hill and mountain areas of the UK.