Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for the trend from cloud, patchy rain and hill fog to mainly dry bright and very warm conditions, medium for cloud details and low for any rain later Friday.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with some outbreaks of rain, this mainly light but with some moderate bursts at times. Low cloud bringing some hill fog especially in the west. Strengthening westerly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with hill fog and patchy drizzle in the morning, becoming dry and cloud lifting to bring some brighter spells especially in east. Chance of some rain in evening. Strong west to southwest winds, summit gales possible
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
60%
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50%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | W 39mph knots
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39mph |
W 44mph knots
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44mph |
W 41mph knots
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41mph |
W 44mph knots
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44mph |
W 37mph knots
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37mph |
W 38mph knots
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38mph |
W 42mph knots
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42mph |
W 44mph knots
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44mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 33mph knots
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33mph |
SW 37mph knots
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37mph |
SW 37mph knots
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37mph |
W 35mph knots
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35mph |
W 31mph knots
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31mph |
W 33mph knots
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33mph |
SW 36mph knots
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36mph |
SW 38mph knots
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38mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 25mph knots
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25mph |
SW 25mph knots
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25mph |
SW 22mph knots
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22mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 25mph knots
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25mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 9mph knots
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9mph |
SW 8mph knots
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8mph |
SW 10mph knots
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10mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 3mph knots
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3mph |
SW 2mph knots
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2mph |
SW 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
SW 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 50mph | 56mph | 52mph | 56mph | 47mph | 50mph | 54mph | 58mph |
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900m
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900m | 40mph | 44mph | 45mph | 43mph | 39mph | 41mph | 45mph | 47mph |
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600m
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600m | 27mph | 29mph | 32mph | 33mph | 30mph | 32mph | 33mph | 34mph |
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300m
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300m | 23mph | 22mph | 26mph | 25mph | 26mph | 29mph | 29mph | 28mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 20mph | 20mph | 22mph | 25mph | 24mph | 24mph | 23mph | 24mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3300m
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3400m
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3400m
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2500m
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3200m
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3300m
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3400m
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3400m
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1300m
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1300m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3300m
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3400m
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3400m
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2500m
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3200m
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3300m
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3400m
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3400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Despite extensive cloud, this thinning enough to bring a medium sunburn risk. Chance of gusts over 60mph on the Cairngorm Plateau.
Weather
Overcast in the early hours and into the morning with occasional mainly light rain or drizzle, this tending to die out from mid morning. Cloud will tend to lift, and in the east, break, with some bright or hazy sunny spells breaking through towards Strathdon, but cloud will linger over some of the more western ranges and will lower again during the evening with the chance of rain
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Little chance in morning rising 40% in west and 80% in east in afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud at 600m-800m in morning, a few lower patches in far west at first and bases a bit higher on northeastern slopes. The cloud becoming more broken in the east and mostly lifting above tops, but areas of cloud at 800-900m still possible in the west. Visibility below the cloud should then be good though will reduce at times in rain early and late.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloud increasing again overnight to lead to a cloudy start to the day with hill fog and patchy drizzle. During the afternoon cloud lifting and then breaking to allow more in the way of bright or sunny intervals though the western ranges could stay cloudier with patchy rain.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% rising to 80% during the afternoon
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 30 gusts 40mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 11 rising to Plus 14 Celsius
- Glen Plus 14 Celsius rising to Plus 20
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud 600-800m at first with a few lower patches in west then the lower cloud lifting and breaking during the afternoon, though still some patchy cloud above 900m in the west and some higher level cloud at times. Away from this, visibility mainly good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 8 Jul
Any patchy low cloud clearing to leave a dry bright day with some sunny spells. Becoming very warm. Moderate to fresh westerly breeze on the tops.
Thu 9 Jul
Any low cloud clearing to leave a dry bright day with variable cloud and some sunny intervals. Another warm to very warm day with mostly light winds.
Fri 10 Jul
Likely remaining dry and very warm with some sunshine. Small risk of a thundery breakdown later. Light winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.