Rubha Hunish
Skye's northern tip, with a cliff-top lookout bothy and whales offshore on a settled day.
Today
good
Good all day: dry, cliff-top gusts under 25 mph.
08:00 · cliff-top gusts 7 mph · dry · view clear
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Windlightbreezystronggusts peak 7 mph
Why this?
- Best 4 hours08:00–12:00
- Cliff-top gusts7 mph at 11:00good below 25 · poor from 35
- Raindrygood to 0.2 mm an hour · poor over 1
- Cloud base1680 m at 11:00the view needs 110 m clear
Hourly forecast: Met Office model, via Open-Meteo
sunrise 07:54 · sunset 16:23 · gusts to 7 mph · 0.0 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated exposed: the bothy sits on the cliff edge and the descent to the headland is a steep gully through the cliff line. Whales and basking sharks in settled weather.
Starts: Shulista / Duntulm, car park by the A855
6.0 km · 200 m of ascent · 2.5-3 h · exposed
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