Mountain weather

North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High confidence.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

This evening forecast

Dry with increasing clear spells and a moderate easterly summit wind.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mountain weather forecast

A dry and bright day with light east to northeast summit winds.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
00% 00% 00% 00% 00% 00% 00% 00%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m E
13
E
8
N
4
W
6
NE
7
N
6
N
8
N
10
900m E
11
NW
5
SW
4
SW
4
SE
3
W
4
NW
4
NE
6
600m E
9
NW
4
W
3
N
2
N
3
W
3
NW
2
N
3
300m E
4
SE
2
S
3
S
1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
W
1
Glen NE
2
NE
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
SW
2
SW
2
NW
2
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m 16 9 5 7 8 7 9 12
900m 14 6 5 5 4 5 5 8
600m 12 6 4 3 4 4 3 4
300m 10 5 4 3 3 4 3 2
Glen 7 6 4 4 5 4 4 5

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
900m
-1°
-1°
600m
-1°
-1°
300m
-1°
-1°
-2°
-1°
-2°
-2°
Glen
-1°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-1°
-3°
-3°
Freezing Level
400m
300m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-6°
-5°
-5°
-5°
-4°
-4°
-5°
-7°
900m
-4°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-5°
600m
-3°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
300m
-3°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
Glen
-2°
-4°
-5°
-5°
-2°
-2°
-5°
-4°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

Nothing to add.

Weather

A dry day with bright spells and low cloud in places in the north and the east. The wind will remain light through the day.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70%

Low cloud and visibility

The visibility will be excellent away from the cloud. Some cloud patches with base 700m.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

Frosty with early fog in some glens otherwise bright or sunny spells much of the day but a band of cloud and light showery rain will pass south during the afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%.

Maximum wind speed expected

Northwest 20-25mph gust 40mph turning northeast by the late afternoon.

Temperature

  • At 800m Plus 2C falling minus 0C.
  • Glen Minus 4C rising plus 5C.
  • Freezing level 700m.

Low cloud and visibility

Patchy cloud with base 400-600m will increase for a time during the afternoon. The visibility will be mostly good, falling poor in any showers.

Mountain weather information

Tue 30 Dec

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Dry and bright becoming cloudy with the odd light shower of rain north later, wintry above 400m. Strong northwest summit winds.

Wed 31 Dec

Sunrise:
Sunset:

A few bright spells, scattered showers spread southeast later, wintry above 800m. Gale west summit winds.

Thu 1 Jan

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Cloudy with frequent showers becoming wintry to low levels later. Gale northwest summit winds.

Updated at:

Summit specific forecast

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