Trotternish
The north-east peninsula: the Storr, the Quiraing and a cliff coast of waterfalls — Skye's best-known views, and its busiest car parks.
Conditions here today
1 good, 1 worth thinking about, 4 rough.
And 1 place here that any weather suits.
1.8 mm of rain expected · gusts to 46 mph
Best between 08:00 and 20:00.
Conditions as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).
Places in Trotternish
Old Man of Storr hill not safe
The rock pinnacle everyone comes to Skye for, a steep hour above Loch Leathan.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Quiraing circuit hill not safe
A landslip of cliffs, spires and hidden tables — the strangest ground on the island.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls viewpoint breezy
A waterfall off a basalt cliff straight into the sea, a hundred metres from the car park.
Blustery
Brothers' Point walk not safe
A short, sharp headland below the Trotternish cliffs, with a chapel site and big sea views.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Rubha Hunish walk not safe
Skye's northern tip, with a cliff-top lookout bothy and whales offshore on a settled day.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Fairy Glen, Uig walk good
Miniature green cones and hollows above Uig — twenty minutes' wander, odd and lovely.
Light winds
Skye Museum of Island Life place any weather
Seven thatched blackhouses showing how Trotternish actually lived. A good wet-day hour.
Not weather-dependent