How accurate are the forecasts?

Forecasts use high-resolution UK models and are best used for planning. Conditions in mountains can change rapidly — always use local judgement.

What regions are covered?

We provide forecasts for 37 mountain and upland regions across the UK, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, with summit-level forecasts for over 11,500 hills and mountains at or above 1,000ft.

Do I need an account?

No account is required to use the free features. Pro is a simple in-app subscription managed via the App Store.

Mountain Weather UK

Features

5 Day Mountain Region and Mountain Summit Weather Forecasts

• Covers 37 mountain and upland regions across the UK, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, with over 11,500 summit-level forecasts.
• Get todays forecast Free; days 2-5 available with Pro subscription.
• Daily forecast card showing weather type, max/min/feels like temp, elevation, cloud cover, Relative Humidity, Dew Point, Wind Speed & Direction, Wind Gusts, Visibility, UV, Precipitation Probability, Cloud Base, Freezing Level, Hazards, Sunrise/sunset.
• Weather summary text cards: Morning/Afternoon, Weather Summary, Pressure & Fronts, Temperature at 900m, Low Level Temperature, Max Wind at summit, Visibility & Hill Cloud at summit.
• 3-hourly forecast periods showing Weather Type, Precipitation Probability, Wind Speed & Direction, Wind Gusts, Visibility, Cloud Cover & Cloud Base, UV & Freezing Level.
• Elevation forecasts for Valley, 300m, 600m, 900m, 1200m and Summit levels providing Temperature, Feels-like Temp, Wind speed & Direction, Wind Gusts, Visibility (inc meters), Cloud Cover, Relative Humidity & Dew Point.
• Each summit displays its hill-bagging classification (Munro, Wainwright, Corbett, Hewitt etc.).

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Mountain Summit Map

• Interactive map showing all 11,500+ summits with intelligent pin clustering — pins group as you zoom out and expand as you zoom in, keeping the map clean at any level.
• Classification-coloured pin markers so you can instantly see the type of each summit (Munro, Wainwright, Corbett etc.).
• Summits show their parent mountain name (e.g. "Beinn Eighe", "Liathach") making it easy to identify related tops at a glance.
• OS Topo contour lines and Ordnance Survey map features for Great Britain (Pro). Thunderforest Landscape tiles for Ireland and the Isle of Man (Pro).
• Tap any pin to open the summit forecast directly.

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Mountain Summit List & Search

• Search across over 11,500 hills and mountains. Searching by a parent mountain name (e.g. "Beinn Eighe") finds all associated tops and subsidiary summits.
• Filter by hill-bagging classification: Munro, Wainwright, Corbett, Hewitt, Nuttall and more.
• Sort by height (ascending or descending), by classification, A–Z or Z–A.
• Colour-coded classification icons and a legend showing each classification colour.

Weather Station Observations

24-hour weather station observations for all mountain regions providing hourly observation charts for:
• Temperature
• Wind Speed
• Wind Gusts
• Wind Direction
• Visibility
• Humidity
• Pressure Tendency
• Surface Pressure
(Temperature Free, subscribe to Pro for all charts)

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Weather Visuals

• Interactive, hour-by-hour synoptic maps of the UK and Ireland — Wind, Precipitation, Pressure, Temperature, Cloud Cover, Freezing Level and Sun & UV — plus a Weather Fronts chart showing cold, warm and occluded fronts with isobars and pressure centres.
• Day 1 is Free for every synoptic layer and the Fronts chart; Pro unlocks the full 3-day, 72-hour window on the time slider.
• Region Weather Visuals — a dedicated map for all 37 mountain regions across the UK, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, with Wind Flow, Precipitation, Temperature, Cloud Cover, Freezing Level and a seasonal Midge Forecast.
• Mountain Weather Visuals — the same map centred on the summit, for any of the 11,500+ hills and mountains we cover.
• Wind Flow and Precipitation layers are Free on the Region and Mountain maps; Temperature, Cloud Cover and Freezing Level layers are Pro.
• Weather Profile charts (Pro) — a cross-section through the region’s key peaks, or a West-to-East elevation profile of the mountain, showing cloud level, visibility and, for mountains, a terrain wind map over 24 hours.
• Midge Forecast is Free — a 0–5 seasonal midge activity rating for every region, mid-April to mid-October.

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