Waternish & Duirinish
Dunvegan Castle, the Atlantic cliffs at Neist Point and white shell sand at Claigan — the far west, and often the driest corner.
Conditions here today
4 good, 0 worth thinking about, 0 rough.
And 1 place here that any weather suits.
0.0 mm of rain expected · gusts to 11 mph
Best between 08:00 and 17:00.
Conditions as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Places in Waternish & Duirinish
Neist Point lighthouse walk good
Steps down to the westernmost lighthouse on Skye, with the Outer Hebrides on the horizon.
Good all day: dry, cliff-top gusts under 25 mph.
Coral Beach, Claigan beach good
Crushed white shell sand and turquoise water north of Dunvegan. Flat, easy, good with children.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
Dunvegan Castle & gardens place any weather
The MacLeod seat for 800 years, with formal gardens, a seal boat and a lot of indoors.
Not weather-dependent
Dun Beag broch viewpoint good
A 2,000-year-old drystone tower ten minutes above the A863, looking over Loch Bracadale.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 30 mph.
MacLeod's Tables (Healabhal Bheag) hill good
The flat-topped hill you see from every Duirinish road — steep, pathless and usually deserted.
Good all day: dry, summit gusts under 25 mph.