Scotland’s Weather: 10 Best Forecasting Websites

Here are a few key websites we use for a Scotland weather forecast. I’ll break the forecasts down into categories; General weather forecasts for Scotland and also forecasts for Mountain and Marine areas.

• The Weather Outlook – The Weather Outlook (TWO), provide accurate forecasting by postcode for either a 7 day or 16 day period. They also have an interesting blog where their lead forecaster Brian Gaze provides comment on the weather forecast.
• NetWeather – A postcode or placename forecast that breaks down daily for 7 days and then has an outlook for the following 7 days. They also have a large, well used forum that goes into detailed discussion forum about Scottish weather forecast modelling. You do have to register but it will feed the inner weather geek in you.

• Met Office – This is certainly one of the go-to places for weather information and should figure as one of your trusted sites in the quiver you check before exploring in Scotland. Recognises and remembers the place names you check the most and gives you a handy at a glance forecast or map view for the coming 5 days.
• BBC Weather – You’re probably familiar with this website and we find it very useful to break down the weather that’s coming in across the course of the day. We don’t use it for mountain forecasts but it is certainly handy for low level activities. You also have the option to view the BBC forecasts as presented at the end of the news programmes.