Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

High confidence for the largely settled and favourable conditions for the next 5 days, but some uncertainty on sunshine amounts on Monday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry with sunny spells. Fresh to strong winds on tops easing.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
900m
900m SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
W 15mph knots
W
15mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
600m
600m SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph
300m
300m SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
Glen
Glen SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph
N 2mph knots
N
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 28mph 20mph 17mph 12mph 9mph 6mph
900m
900m 24mph 20mph 17mph 13mph 10mph 5mph
600m
600m 18mph 17mph 15mph 12mph 9mph 4mph
300m
300m 14mph 15mph 13mph 11mph 10mph 7mph
Glen
Glen 13mph 12mph 12mph 9mph 9mph 7mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m -3 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 1 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 5 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 9 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 10 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1700m
1700m
1900m
2000m
2100m
2000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

High UV levels despite cloud cover at times, sun protection will be essential.

Weather

A dry, fair day with areas of cloud at first, tending to break up leaving sunny spells for the rest of the day. Fresh to strong winds on tops first thing, gradually easing and becoming warm in glens during the afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70% first thing, rising to >95% in the morning.

Low cloud and visibility

Any early morning patches of low cloud on tops above 1000m will lift and break up through the morning. Visibility will be very good outside of any early morning hill fog.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast