Live Midge Forecast
Live Midge Forecast
Updated every 3 hours. Click any location to see current conditions.
Glencoe
3
Moderate
Fort William
3
Moderate
Isle of Skye — Portree
1
Low
Loch Lomond — Balloch
1
Low
Cairngorms — Aviemore
6
High
Arisaig
1
Low
Glenfinnan
1
Low
Torridon
2
Low
Applecross
1
Low
Isle of Mull — Craignure
1
Low
Loch Ness — Drumnadrochit
9
Extreme
Glen Affric
6
High
Rannoch Moor
1
Low
Knoydart — Inverie
1
Low
Kinlochleven
3
Moderate
Isle of Arran — Brodick
1
Low
Pitlochry
5
High
Inveraray
1
Low
Dunoon
1
Low
Helensburgh
1
Low
BiteForecast
Skip the midges. Not the scenery.
BiteForecast tells you midge risk for your Highland destination today, in plain English, updated hourly.
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7-day forecast for Glencoe
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Other locations
Glencoe
Lochaber
Treat Glencoe as a place where terrain matters as much as the regional weather line. If the risk is high and the air is still, bring repellent, cover skin and keep a head net handy.
Isle of Skye
Inner Hebrides
Use the Skye midge forecast with common sense. A windy headland may be fine while a sheltered glen is miserable. If the risk is high, take protection before you leave the car.
Fort William
Lochaber
Use Fort William's forecast as a practical check before Ben Nevis, the Great Glen, Loch Linnhe stops or a campsite night. High risk plus still air means cover up and bring proper protection.
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Use the Loch Lomond midge forecast before you pack the car. If the risk is high and the air is still, bring protection even for a short visit.
Aviemore
Cairngorms
Use Aviemore as a timing-and-stop-choice location. Moving on exposed ground is usually easier than lingering low and sheltered once the air settles.
Isle of Mull
Inner Hebrides
Plan Mull around exposed movement and cautious evening stops. The island can feel easy by day and much less comfortable once the air drops still in sheltered places.
Torridon
Wester Ross
Assume the biggest comfort difference in Torridon comes from whether you are moving through exposed terrain or lingering low and sheltered later in the day.
Cairngorms
Cairngorms National Park
Cairngorms midges are usually less severe than west coast midges, but they can still spoil a stop if you are low, sheltered or still on the wrong evening.
How it works
BiteForecast checks weather conditions that change midge activity fast: wind, humidity, temperature, time of day, and season. Wind usually helps. Warm, damp, still air usually does not.
Why BiteForecast
Built for the one question that matters before you go.
Season note
Peak midge season: late May to September