Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for a settled Monday and Tuesday and for some showers from Wednesday. Low confidence for exact details from Thursday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 10 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 11 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Clear spells and the odd light shower in the evening with areas of cloud occasionally falling down to 600-800m and visibilities temporarily falling moderate. West to northwest winds gusting 25-35mph at times.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly dry with sunny spells. Light winds.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | NW 23mph knots
NW
23mph |
NW 21mph knots
NW
21mph |
NW 20mph knots
NW
20mph |
NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
NW 15mph knots
NW
15mph |
N 10mph knots
N
10mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
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900m
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900m | W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
N 8mph knots
N
8mph |
E 5mph knots
E
5mph |
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600m
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600m | W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
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300m
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300m | W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 2mph knots
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2mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 28mph | 26mph | 25mph | 22mph | 24mph | 20mph | 14mph | 7mph |
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900m
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900m | 18mph | 17mph | 16mph | 17mph | 19mph | 17mph | 12mph | 7mph |
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600m
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600m | 14mph | 11mph | 11mph | 13mph | 16mph | 14mph | 10mph | 5mph |
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300m
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300m | 12mph | 11mph | 10mph | 13mph | 17mph | 15mph | 11mph | 6mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 14mph | 12mph | 9mph | 14mph | 15mph | 13mph | 9mph | 5mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1600m
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1500m
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1500m
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1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1300m
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1300m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°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 | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1600m
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1500m
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1500m
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1700m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Clear spells and the very odd light shower in the early hours. Dry through the day with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells, though high cloud will turn the sunshine hazy at times in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% early morning. Otherwise 90% or higher.
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 600-800m or so in the early morning, these gradually lifting and breaking after dawn. Any cloud above summits by midday with good or excellent visibilities.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly dry and bright but with sunshine rather hazy due to high-level cloud. Small chance of the odd spot of rain in the morning. Warm, and feeling a good bit warmer than Monday.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
75% early morning, otherwise 90% or higher.
Maximum wind speed expected
Freshening south to southeast winds, 20-30mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C rising to plus 13C by day.
- Glen Plus 10C rising to plus 21C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits clear and good visibilities with the cloud layer lying well above. Some patches of cloud around summit height over Drumochter Hills and Ben Alder in the early morning, this lifting and breaking shortly after dawn.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 12 Aug
Mostly dry morning. Likely cloudier in the afternoon with showery outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, but still some bright spells possible. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds. Warm.
Thu 13 Aug
Similar to Wednesday; warm with a mix of bright spells and showery rain, heavy at times. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Fri 14 Aug
Again a mix of dry spells and showers, these perhaps forming longer spells of rain at times. Moderate west to northwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.