Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for increasingly warm conditions later in the week. High confidence in the general development, but, low confidence for details late Friday into early Saturday.
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Wed 20 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 21 MaySunrise: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.
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloud, showery rain in morning. Drier, brighter later. Chilly at height.
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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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40%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
W 35mph knots
W
35mph |
W 33mph knots
W
33mph |
W 31mph knots
W
31mph |
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900m
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900m | S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 22mph | 27mph | 34mph | 46mph | 44mph | 42mph |
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900m
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900m | 23mph | 25mph | 33mph | 41mph | 39mph | 33mph |
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600m
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600m | 15mph | 20mph | 26mph | 32mph | 31mph | 23mph |
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300m
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300m | 12mph | 17mph | 23mph | 31mph | 27mph | 19mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 16mph | 19mph | 23mph | 30mph | 27mph | 19mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1700m
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1900m
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1500m
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1400m
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1400m
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1300m
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1300m | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -8 degrees Celsius -8°C |
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1700m
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1900m
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1500m
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1400m
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1400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling cold at height with windy conditions making for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.
Weather
Largely cloudy in the morning with showery outbreaks of rain, best chance of drier and brighter weather in the sheltered north towards Ben Rinnes and Ladder Hills. Becoming drier and brighter as we go through the afternoon and evening but still a chance of showers.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
25% in morning, only real chance in northeast. Rising to 60% in afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive cloud down to 600-800m towards Creag Meagaidh, Ben Alder and Drumochter Hills in the morning, with cloud more broken in the more sheltered northeast. Cloud becoming largely broken and often rising above summits in the afternoon and evening, but still patches around summit height over southwest ranges.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Chilly in the early hours. Cloud and rain spreading north from around dawn. Then a few bright spells and afternoon showers possible. Further cloud and rain later in the evening. Best of the dry and bright weather in the sheltered northeast. Feeling a little warmer than Wednesday.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% southwest, 60% northeast; best chances in afternoon
Maximum wind speed expected
South to southwest 25-35mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 4C rising to plus 10C.
- Glen Plus 7C rising to plus 16C by day.
- Freezing level 1300m early hours, soon rising well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive cloud down to 500-700m feeds in from the southwest for much of the day, though cloud will lift and break to a decent extent for a time in the afternoon. Cloud more broken to the sheltered northeast. Visibilities falling poor in rain in the morning and later in the day.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 22 May
Rain clearing early hours. Then cloudy with some patchy rain southwest, drier and brighter northeast. Low confidence but chance of rain overnight. Feeling a little warmer than Thursday. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds.
Sat 23 May
Chance of rain at first, low confidence. Then largely dry and warm with bright spells. Light southwest winds.
Sun 24 May
Dry, bright start. Chance of rain later. Fresh southwest winds.
Mountain weather information
Fri 22 May
Rain clearing early hours. Then cloudy with some patchy rain southwest, drier and brighter northeast. Low confidence but chance of rain overnight. Feeling a little warmer than Thursday. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds.
Sat 23 May
Chance of rain at first, low confidence. Then largely dry and warm with bright spells. Light southwest winds.
Sun 24 May
Dry, bright start. Chance of rain later. Fresh southwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.