Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for generally unsettled weather to continue. Lower confidence for rainfall and wind details over the weekend.
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Fri 5 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 6 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells. Scattered showers, mainly west. Chilly.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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30%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | W 30mph knots
W
30mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
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900m
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900m | W 26mph knots
W
26mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
S 20mph knots
S
20mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 37mph | 31mph | 30mph | 27mph | 21mph | 29mph |
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900m
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900m | 31mph | 27mph | 29mph | 25mph | 20mph | 26mph |
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600m
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600m | 24mph | 22mph | 25mph | 20mph | 16mph | 12mph |
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300m
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300m | 19mph | 20mph | 24mph | 20mph | 13mph | 10mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 18mph | 15mph | 19mph | 18mph | 14mph | 12mph |
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Time
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1300m
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1300m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | -8 degrees Celsius -8°C | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C |
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900m
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900m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts of 40-50mph or so for a time in the early morning will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance, winds less strong later in the day. Navigation could be challenging with energy output significantly increased when walking into the wind. Feeling cold at height.
Weather
Cloudy in the early hours but increasingly clear breaks developing by dawn. Bright spells and scattered showers through the day, these heavy at times and may be wintry over the very highest peaks above 1000-1200m or so at first. Showers more focused west of the A9 in the morning, breaking out for all areas in the afternoon. Showers ease towards evening with some patchy cloud and light rain pushing north.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chances in east in morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread cloud in the early hours, clearing around dawn to leave largely clear summits in the east, patches of cloud associated with showers in the west. Between showers cloud will be largely above the summits with good visibilities. As showers pass through cloud drops to around 600-800m and visibilities fall poor.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Patchy outbreaks of rain spread north through the day, perhaps turning heavy for a time later. Lower cloud spreads north in the afternoon and evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% in morning, falling to 30% from afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
South to southeast 25-35mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 4C rising to plus 9C.
- Glen Plus 7C rising to plus 13C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits largely clear in the morning, but some patches of cloud around summit height and visibilities falling moderate in outbreaks of mostly light rain. Quite widespread cloud down to around 400-600m spreads north later in the day and visibilities falling moderate or poor in rain or hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 7 Jun
Lower confidence in details. Likely cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain at first, heavy for a time. Drier in northeast, wetter in southwest. Then brighter spells and a few showers later. Strong southwest winds.
Mon 8 Jun
Most likely bright spells, and scattered showers from the west. Chance of Sunday's persistent rain still affecting the area at first. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and scattered showers from the west again. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Mountain weather information
Sun 7 Jun
Lower confidence in details. Likely cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain at first, heavy for a time. Drier in northeast, wetter in southwest. Then brighter spells and a few showers later. Strong southwest winds.
Mon 8 Jun
Most likely bright spells, and scattered showers from the west. Chance of Sunday's persistent rain still affecting the area at first. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and scattered showers from the west again. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.