Neist Point lighthouse
Steps down to the westernmost lighthouse on Skye, with the Outer Hebrides on the horizon.
Today
not safe
- Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
- Summit wind50 mphnot safe at 40 mph and above, breezy from 25
- Rain1.7 mmheavy at 15 mm and above, on and off from 8
- Cloud-free tops10%in cloud below 30%, a clear top likely from 60
Best between 15:00 and 20:00. it improves — wait for it
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lightbreezystronggalegusts peak 33 mph
sunrise 07:07 · sunset 19:32 · gusts to 37 mph · 1.7 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated exposed: unfenced cliff edges, steep concrete steps that are slick when wet, and nothing at all between you and the Atlantic.
Starts: Neist Point car park, end of the Glendale road
2.4 km · 120 m of ascent · 1-1.5 h · exposed
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