Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

Medium

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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

Cloudy or bright. Patchy light rain and drizzle.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%

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 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
900m
900m SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
600m
600m SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
W 17mph knots
W
17mph
W 17mph knots
W
17mph
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph
300m
300m SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph
W 11mph knots
W
11mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
Glen
Glen SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 29mph 27mph 28mph 31mph 30mph 27mph
900m
900m 25mph 25mph 27mph 28mph 27mph 25mph
600m
600m 17mph 21mph 24mph 23mph 23mph 19mph
300m
300m 13mph 19mph 22mph 22mph 20mph 17mph
Glen
Glen 13mph 16mph 17mph 20mph 19mph 15mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m -3 degrees Celsius -1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 1 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 5 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 8 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 8 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1500m
1800m
2300m
2400m
2300m
2200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

A bright start with sunny spells, but cloud increasing during the morning with a little light rain or drizzle at times in the west around Ben Alder and Creag Meagaidh.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Low cloud and visibility

Scattered becoming extensive cloud, base mainly near or above the highest summits, but occasionally lowering to 900m in rain or drizzle. Visibility generally good or very good, but moderate to very poor in cloud, rain and drizzle.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast