Mountain weather
Yellow warning

Yellow weather warning in force for North Grampian

North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High confidence in the overall evolution to much colder and windier conditions by the second half of this week and with drifting accumulations of snow likely at all levels by Friday.

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This evening forecast

Mainly cloudy with patchy hill fog above 800m and the odd light shower. Bitterly cold at height in fresh winds.

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Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

hazard 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 and cold with sunny spells and some patchy cloud around summit level.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
<05% <05% <05% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m NE
19
N
17
N
15
N
14
N
12
NW
15
NW
18
NW
20
900m NE
14
NE
11
NE
9
NE
9
NW
6
W
7
W
9
W
10
600m NE
8
N
4
NE
3
N
4
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
5
300m NE
4
NW
2
S
1
S
1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
3
SW
4
Glen N
3
NW
2
NW
1
W
2
SW
2
W
3
W
2
W
3
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m 26 22 19 18 15 19 23 25
900m 18 14 11 11 8 9 11 12
600m 11 6 5 6 5 6 6 7
300m 8 4 3 3 5 6 7 8
Glen 9 6 5 5 6 7 8 9

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-6°
-6°
-7°
-7°
-6°
-7°
-7°
-6°
900m
-3°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-4°
600m
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-2°
-2°
300m
-1°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-1°
Glen
-1°
-2°
-3°
-2°
-1°
Freezing Level
300m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
100m
100m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-14°
-14°
-14°
-14°
-13°
-14°
-14°
-14°
900m
-9°
-9°
-9°
-9°
-8°
-8°
-9°
-9°
600m
-5°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
300m
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
Glen
-2°
-3°
-4°
-5°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

A decent winter day in the mountains but note generally sub zero temperatures at all levels and a bitterly cold windchill at height.

Weather

The odd mist or fog patch in the glens during the early hours and at first. During the day it will be dry and cold with some patchy hill fog but good sunny spells too. The most prolonged sunshine expected in the southwest towards Creag Meagaidh. Winds generally light, but moderate at height and strengthening in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Low cloud and visibility

A few patches of cloud around 1000-1200m, most especially across northern ranges. Visibility will be excellent outside of cloud and any low level mist or fog patches.

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Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

It will be a bright day with patchy cloud in the morning, thickening at times in the afternoon bringing a few showery outbreaks of rain, and falling as snow above 1000m. Winds becoming strong at height through the afternoon bringing a bitterly cold wind chill.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60% at first, decreasing to 10% by the evening.

Maximum wind speed expected

Gusting to around 50mph by evening.

Temperature

  • At 800m Minus 3 rising Plus 1 Celsius.
  • Glen Minus 1 rising Plus 4 Celsius.
  • Freezing level Surface to 200m at first, rising to 1000m.

Low cloud and visibility

Patches of cloud around 800-1000m during the morning becoming more extensive through the afternoon. Visibility will be generally good, but occasionally deteriorating to a few kilometres or less in showers.

Mountain weather information

Thu 1 Jan

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A bitterly cold day with frequent showers, increasingly falling as snow to lower levels through the day. Strong winds with gales at height.

Fri 2 Jan

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Frequent snow showers at all levels with drifting accumulations. Sub zero temperatures and gales making it feel bitterly cold.

Sat 3 Jan

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Sunset:

Remaining bitterly cold with snow showers at all levels. Strong to gale force winds at height.

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Summit specific forecast

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