Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

Low for extent of any showers on Saturday. High for changeable weather for Sunday and early next week.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.
Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Mainly dry although rather cloudy

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Drizzle Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m N 17mph knots
N
17mph
N 16mph knots
N
16mph
N 8mph knots
N
8mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
E 6mph knots
E
6mph
900m
900m NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph
N 9mph knots
N
9mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
E 5mph knots
E
5mph
600m
600m NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
300m
300m N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
Glen
Glen N 2mph knots
N
2mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 21mph 19mph 10mph 9mph 9mph 8mph
900m
900m 16mph 12mph 9mph 8mph 10mph 7mph
600m
600m 8mph 8mph 8mph 8mph 9mph 7mph
300m
300m 12mph 9mph 10mph 9mph 11mph 10mph
Glen
Glen 11mph 8mph 9mph 8mph 9mph 8mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 1 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 10 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2500m
2500m
2400m
2400m
2400m
2300m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add.

Weather

A mostly dry day, although the odd shower may break out in the afternoon. A fair amount of cloud at times but some breaks in the cloud possible in the afternoon

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%, best chance in the southwest of the area

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres at first, mainly in the north of the area. Otherwise cloud around 900 metres or higher in the afternoon shrouding the higher tops.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast