Natalie Donald managed to capture the uncommon meteorological event from the summit of the mountain. She told The Scotsman how she fell in love with Munro-bagging shortly before lockdown, and of the awe she felt looking down on the clouds from top of Beinn Narnain.
![A so-called "cloud inversion" is a fairly rare event, when clouds or mist appear to sit on the ground, rather than the sky.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBiODk5OGNjLTU3NDctNGU5OS05NmNlLWM0ZDYwNzhlYmI3MjpmYzhjMTFmOS1hODkzLTRjNjQtOGJjOS0yNGRhMjg4ODFhY2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. What is a "cloud inversion"?
A so-called "cloud inversion" is a fairly rare event, when clouds or mist appear to sit on the ground, rather than the sky. Photo: Natalie Donald and Laura McGee
![The spectacular weather event occurs when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2NzM5N2M4LThhM2UtNDQ2Ni1iNzRlLTY4YzEzZjJhYjY3OTplZmY5M2UxNC1kNzJjLTRiOGMtYjRhYy01Zjg4NDBiNzljYTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. What causes a cloud inversion?
The spectacular weather event occurs when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it. Photo: Natalie Donald and Laura McGee
![Cloud inversions may be most common in autumn and winter, but are still very rare.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0MmQ2NGZlLTY0NGYtNDUxOS05YWJmLWEwZDE5YTlkZGEyMzphOGMyYTAxNS1hNTU3LTQxYjAtOWE2NS04MjE0NGYyM2M3OGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. When are they most common?
Cloud inversions may be most common in autumn and winter, but are still very rare. Photo: Natalie Donald and Laura McGee
![Beinn Narnain is a Munro in the southern Highlands in Scotland. At 926 metres tall, it is unofficially known as one of the "Arrochar Alps".](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyOGEzNmFhLTUxOTktNDVjNy1iMmNmLWEwMmY0ZjY3YWJhNzowNWFhYmY4My1lMjJkLTRjMjktYjk0Yy1mYmU2MjgxNzYxYjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Beinn Narnain
Beinn Narnain is a Munro in the southern Highlands in Scotland. At 926 metres tall, it is unofficially known as one of the "Arrochar Alps". Photo: Natalie Donald and Laura McGee