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

6 good, 0 worth thinking about, 0 rough.

And 1 place here that any weather suits.

0.0 mm of rain expected · gusts to 12 mph

Best between 08:00 and 17:00.

Conditions as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).

Old Man of Storr hill good
The rock pinnacle everyone comes to Skye for, a steep hour above Loch Leathan.
Best 11:00–17:00. Earlier: summit in cloud.
Quiraing circuit hill good
A landslip of cliffs, spires and hidden tables — the strangest ground on the island.
Best 08:00–13:00. Later: summit in cloud.
Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls viewpoint good
A waterfall off a basalt cliff straight into the sea, a hundred metres from the car park.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 30 mph.
Brothers' Point walk good
A short, sharp headland below the Trotternish cliffs, with a chapel site and big sea views.
Good all day: dry, cliff-top gusts under 25 mph.
Rubha Hunish walk good
Skye's northern tip, with a cliff-top lookout bothy and whales offshore on a settled day.
Good all day: dry, cliff-top gusts under 25 mph.
Fairy Glen, Uig walk good
Miniature green cones and hollows above Uig — twenty minutes' wander, odd and lovely.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
Skye Museum of Island Life place any weather
Seven thatched blackhouses showing how Trotternish actually lived. A good wet-day hour.
Not weather-dependent