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Fog Hunter Forecast for Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Fog photography in Scotland. Find calm, humid mornings for mist around Rannoch Moor, Loch Lomond, Glen Coe, and the Isle of Skye.

34 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

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Fog Potential
Loch Lomond
Mon, Sep 21 · 09:00–11:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
31%
🌫️Fog Probability75.7-80.1%
Dewpoint Spread: 0.2°C
Visibility: 5840 (Moderate)
Relative Humidity: 99%
Wind Speed: 0.6m/s (calm conditions)
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Fog Potential
Glencoe
Wed, Sep 23 · 01:00–06:00
🌫️Fog Probability:77.1-91.1%
Low
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Fog Potential
Isle of Skye
Wed, Sep 23 · 03:00–06:00
🌫️Fog Probability:79.7-82.2%
Low
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Dense Fog at Sunrise
Glencoe
Wed, Sep 23 · 06:00–08:00
🌫️Fog Probability:100%
High
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Misty Conditions
Glencoe
Wed, Sep 23 · 08:00–09:00
🌫️Fog Probability:80%
Low
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Fog Potential
Rannoch Moor
Thu, Sep 24 · 24:00–06:00
🌫️Fog Probability:79.7-91.1%
Low
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Fog Potential
Glencoe
Thu, Sep 24 · 05:00–06:00
🌫️Fog Probability:82.2%
Low
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Location status

0 of 11 locations matching now

Scottish Highlands

Not matching

The Scottish Highlands combine rugged ridges, peat moorland, lochs and winding glens, with mist and broken cloud often separating the landscape into layers.

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 23h

4 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Isle of Skye

Not matching

The Isle of Skye offers basalt pinnacles, sea cliffs, waterfalls and corrugated mountain ridges, with rapidly shifting cloud transforming coastal views.

Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 21h

1 opportunity in the 14-day forecast

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Cairngorms

Not matching

Cairngorms compositions range from granite plateaus and Scots pine forest to lochs and broad glens, often simplified by winter snow or low cloud.

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~4 days

3 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Glencoe

Not matching

Glencoe’s steep volcanic ridges funnel the eye through a narrow glen, with waterfalls, foreground rivers and passing mist adding depth and movement.

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 19h

10 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Orkney Islands

Not matching

Orkney combines low sea cliffs, wave-cut shores and Neolithic stone circles beneath broad northern skies, with long summer evenings extending coastal light.

Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 17h

1 opportunity in the 14-day forecast

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Shetland Islands

Not matching

Shetland pairs rugged sea stacks, cliffs and sheltered voes with treeless moorland, while seabird colonies provide a major subject in spring and summer.

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

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Isle of Lewis

Not matching

Lewis offers the Callanish standing stones, peat moorland, Atlantic beaches and rocky coast, with low cloud and winter darkness supporting moody studies.

Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

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Ullapool

Not matching

Ullapool overlooks Loch Broom toward layered Northwest Highland peaks, with boats, shoreline curves and changing cloud building depth across the water.

Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

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Durness

Not matching

Durness combines pale beaches, limestone cliffs, sea caves and exposed moorland, offering clean coastal geometry beneath the far north’s expansive skies.

Durness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

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Loch Lomond

Not matching

Loch Lomond provides wooded islands, shoreline trees and layered hills reflected in broad water, with mist often simplifying the loch into tonal planes.

Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~1 day 3h

8 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Rannoch Moor

Not matching

Rannoch Moor’s peat pools, scattered boulders and distant Black Mount ridges create sparse compositions, especially when fog or winter snow reduces detail.

Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blocked by: Fog Probability too low (0%, ≥ 75.0%)

Next opportunity in ~3 days 18h

7 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour forecast horizon; times in Europe/London.

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How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 1 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

Scotland's glens, peatlands, and lochs can hold striking dawn mist when humid air cools under clear, light-wind conditions. Rannoch Moor's pools and Loch Lomond's sheltered eastern bays are strong low-level subjects, while Glen Coe can channel cloud along the valley and the Quiraing on Skye may sit either below or inside hill fog. Autumn offers the best combination of cool nights and relatively warm water, although fog can occur after rain in any season.

The forecast combines near-saturation, low wind, and visibility signals; it cannot resolve every narrow glen or tell whether a viewpoint is above the inversion. Check webcams and road conditions before climbing, and keep an alternative lower composition because Highland mist often thickens, lifts, or becomes featureless cloud soon after sunrise.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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