41% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.
The summit sits about 423 m inside the layer.
Forecast for Friday 16 October, built 2026-10-16 16:22 UTC and rebuilt twice a day. A high number is close to reliable, a low one is barely better than a shrug: how reliable is this?
The hill
- Lists
- Munro, Marilyn
- Height
- 974 m (500 m of drop)
- Area
- Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich
- County
- Highland, Scotland
- Grid ref
- NG835126
- OS Landranger
- 33
- Summit
- cairn by stone shelter
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58 ESE
- Sunset
- 17:17 WSW
- Daylight
- 10.32 hours
About Beinn Sgritheall
Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 974 metres (3,196 ft). The main approach is via Arnisdale on the shores of Loch Hourn or via Gleann Beag to the north, with its well-known brochs. The view from the summit was described by Sir Hugh Munro, a founder member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, as "perhaps the most beautiful I have seen in Scotland".
Hour by hour, Friday 16 October
| Hour | View | Cloud base | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 18% | 350 m | 1.1° | 18 W |
| 08:00 | 24% | 472 m | 1.1° | 12 WNW |
| 10:00 | 24% | 466 m | 1.6° | 13 NW |
| 12:00 | 46% | 551 m | 1.9° | 17 NW |
| 14:00 | 36% | 677 m | 1.5° | 25 NW |
| 16:00 | 73% | 1,053 m | 1.9° | 24 NNW |
| 18:00 | 46% | 711 m | 1.4° | 30 NNW |
| 20:00 | 88% | 1,383 m | 1.7° | 27 N |
Nearby
Ladhar Bheinn · The Saddle · Sgurr na Sgine · Luinne Bheinn · Meall Buidhe · Sgurr na Carnach
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