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Listed below are links to the best websites on Highland weather conditions.lands.
Included are forecast sites relevant to outdoor activities, including hill-walking,
winter climbing,
skiing, sea kayaking, sailing & white-water canoeing.
Weather & mountain conditions:
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Fort William Weather: Personal website offering a plethora of useful & current weather data.
- Met
Office Forecast for Scottish Highlands: 15
day summary.
- Ben Nevis Weather: Daily forecast for Britain's highest mountain, provided by Glen Nevis Visitor Centre.
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3 Day Mountain Forecast for the Western Highlands Detailed and accurate forecasts for the walker & climber, provided by the Mountain Weather Information Service. Also provides a summary for the rest of the week. Updated daily at around 4.30pm.
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Scottish Avalanche Information Service: Essential for the winter mountaineer & also gives mountain weather info. Daily reports from mid-December to mid - April.
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Metcheck - Mountain forecasts for all Scottish hill ranges.
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Weather Data from Nevis Range ski area: On Aonach Mor (4006 ft / 1221 mt.) near Ben Nevis.
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3 Day Surface Pressure Charts: From the Met Office, covering Europe.
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Local Sunrise & Sunset Times: Particularly useful for the winter hill-goer and landscape photographer.
Winter mountain & climbing conditions:
- There's now various local mountain-guides and instructors who give regular reports on their websites on climbing and mountain conditions in the Highlands. Very useful for the winter months in particular.
- West Coast Mountain Guides
- Abacus Mountaineering
- Mountain Plan
- Alpha Mountaineering
- Alan Halewood
Highland-based webcams which point at mountain areas:
- Ben Nevis: Advanced cam giving differing zoom views of the north face & Nevis Range ski area.
- Buachaille Etive Mor, Glencoe: From the Kinghouse Hotel.
- Nevis Range Ski Centre: 4 cams that overlook the ski runs.
- Glencoe Ski Centre: Overlooking the Cliffhanger Chairlift at White Corries.
- Cairngorm Mountain Overlooking the Coire Cas area at Cairngorm Ski Centre.
Sea kayaking & sailing forecasts:
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Local Inshore Waters: (BBC) Choose no. 27, (Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.) or no. 28 ('Ardnamurchan to Cape Wrath.)
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Local Coastal Waters: (BBC) Choose no. 27, (Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.) or no. 28 ('Ardnamurchan to Cape Wrath.)
- Off-shore
Wind & Weather Reports: (Windfinder) Reports for windsurfers,
but also relevant to the sea kayaker and sailor. Gives expected wave heights
as well. Closest report areas are Fort William ans Skye / Lusa.
Coastal Observations: Updated every 3 hours - Choose Lochaline or Oban for most local area to us.
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Firth of Lorne Forecast: Area off The Isle of Mull's south-eastern shore, where Loch Linnhe meets the open sea.
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Local Tide Tables 6 day tidal predictions. Nos. 363 to 368 are the most local areas. Choose no. 367 (Corran.) for the closest area to Inchree. (500 metres to shoreline.)
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More Local Tide Tables 6 day predictions again around the UK coast.
Whitewater canoeing conditions:
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River levels: On selected whitewater rivers, showing current levels and trends.
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Recent rainfall patterns: From the Met Office.
- Info on The Falls of Lora Personal website giving useful info on conditions and how to paddle the Falls of Lora at Connel, near Oban.
Downhill
skiing conditions at Scotland's 5 centres:
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Visitscotland - Scottish Tourist board site.
- Nevis Range Ski Centre: Webcam page of their site - 4 cams that overlook the ski runs.
- Glencoe Ski Centre: Webcam page of their site - overlooking the Cliffhanger Chairlift .
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Winterhighland - The forums are also a good part of the site to catch gossip on conditions, and what folk are up to.
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Snow-forecast.com - Forecast for Nevis Range.
Snow-forecast.com - Forecast for Glencoe.
Snow-forecast.com - Forecast for Cairngorm.
Snow-forecast.com - Forecast for The Lecht.
Snow-forecast.com - Forecast for Glenshee.
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