Old Man of Storr
The rock pinnacle everyone comes to Skye for, a steep hour above Loch Leathan.
Today
good
Best 11:00–17:00. Earlier: summit in cloud.
11:00 · summit gusts about 6 mph · dry · summit clear
goodmarginalpoor
Windlightbreezystrongpeak about 6 mph
Cloudview in cloud
Why this?
- Best 4 hours11:00–15:00
- Summit gustsabout 6 mph at 11:00good below 25 · poor from 40
- Raindrygood to 0.2 mm an hour · poor over 1
- Cloud base1340 m at 11:00the view needs 450 m clear
- Mountain forecastup to 10 mph on the Munros
Hourly forecast: Met Office model, via Open-Meteo · mountain forecast: MWIS
sunrise 07:52 · sunset 16:23 · gusts to 9 mph · 0.0 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 8 November 2026, 20:25 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rebuilt path, steep and relentless. Busy — go early or late. Rated exposed: the upper bowl funnels wind and the ground beyond the path is loose and steep.
Starts: Storr car park, A855 north of Portree (pay and display)
3.8 km · 300 m of ascent · 1.5-2 h · exposed
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