Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for Thursday. High for changeable weather to continue for the next few days.
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Thu 24 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 25 SepSunrise: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.
Gales
Storm Force Winds
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry and increasingly windy, rain extending east from late afternoon
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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10%
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40%
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80%
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90%
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Wind direction and speed
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | S 29mph knots
S
29mph |
S 42mph knots
S
42mph |
S 40mph knots
S
40mph |
S 43mph knots
S
43mph |
S 40mph knots
S
40mph |
S 37mph knots
S
37mph |
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900m
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900m | S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
S 43mph knots
S
43mph |
S 46mph knots
S
46mph |
S 49mph knots
S
49mph |
S 44mph knots
S
44mph |
S 39mph knots
S
39mph |
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600m
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600m | S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
S 32mph knots
S
32mph |
S 29mph knots
S
29mph |
S 27mph knots
S
27mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
S 5mph knots
S
5mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
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09:00
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12:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 36mph | 54mph | 50mph | 55mph | 53mph | 49mph |
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900m
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900m | 32mph | 53mph | 56mph | 59mph | 53mph | 48mph |
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600m
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600m | 18mph | 36mph | 45mph | 41mph | 38mph | 32mph |
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300m
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300m | 11mph | 13mph | 32mph | 26mph | 27mph | 22mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 21mph | 25mph | 29mph | 26mph | 24mph | 20mph |
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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1300m
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1300m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°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 | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1700m
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3300m
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3000m
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3000m
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2800m
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Time
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09:00
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12:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1700m
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3300m
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3000m
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3000m
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2800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gales developing across higher ridges and summits with a risk of being blown over. Wind speeds will reach 70 mph at times across the Cairngorm Plateau. Be prepared for wind chill on the higher summits.
Weather
Mostly dry in the morning with some limited brightness. Thickening cloud will bring rain to ranges west of the A9 from late afternoon, with rain spreading across the Cairngorms in the evening. Increasingly windy with summit gales developing by afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80% becoming 60% by late afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibilility with little in the way of summit cloud for most of the day. Areas of cloud developing down to 750 to 900 metres from late afternoon, initially west of the A9.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Rain clearing away during the early hours. Then the rest of the day will be mainly dry with sunny intervals. A few showers will spread to the west of the area in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds around 20 mph, but freshening to 30 mph after dark.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8 Celsius
- Glen Plus 8 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with cloud generally above the summits, but some patchy cloud around 1000 metres
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 26 Sep
A few showers west of the A9 otherwise dry with variable cloud cover. Strengthening southwesterly winds.
Sun 27 Sep
Rain will spread east during the day followed by showers. Strong to gale southwesterly winds.
Mon 28 Sep
Dry with sunny intervals and light winds.
Mountain weather information
Sat 26 Sep
A few showers west of the A9 otherwise dry with variable cloud cover. Strengthening southwesterly winds.
Sun 27 Sep
Rain will spread east during the day followed by showers. Strong to gale southwesterly winds.
Mon 28 Sep
Dry with sunny intervals and light winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.