Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
Low for extent of any showers on Saturday. High for changeable weather for Sunday and early next week.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with some patchy rain across the northern Cairngorms and Monadhliath, dry elsewhere. Cloud down to 400 to 700 metres, but higher across the southwest of the area. Fresh northwesterly summit winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry although rather cloudy
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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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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | NW 21mph knots
NW
21mph |
NW 20mph knots
NW
20mph |
NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
N 14mph knots
N
14mph |
N 8mph knots
N
8mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
E 7mph knots
E
7mph |
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900m
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900m | NW 16mph knots
NW
16mph |
NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
N 11mph knots
N
11mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
N 5mph knots
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5mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
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Glen
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Glen | NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
NW 2mph knots
NW
2mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 27mph | 25mph | 22mph | 19mph | 11mph | 10mph | 11mph | 9mph |
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 18mph | 16mph | 14mph | 10mph | 8mph | 11mph | 9mph |
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600m
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600m | 12mph | 12mph | 10mph | 10mph | 8mph | 8mph | 10mph | 7mph |
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300m
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300m | 16mph | 13mph | 11mph | 11mph | 10mph | 9mph | 11mph | 8mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 14mph | 12mph | 10mph | 10mph | 9mph | 9mph | 9mph | 7mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2400m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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1300m
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1300m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°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 | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2400m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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2300m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
A mostly dry day, although the odd shower may break out in the afternoon. A fair amount of cloud at times but some breaks in the cloud possible in the afternoon
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chance in the southwest of the area
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres at first, mainly in the north of the area. Otherwise cloud around 900 metres or higher in the afternoon shrouding the higher tops.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
After a dry start showers are likely to break out, these becoming heavy with a chance of thunder by afternoon
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southerly 10 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Glen Plus 7 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 700 metres at first, otherwise broken cloud above 850 metres by afternoon
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 31 Aug
Mostly cloudy with showers, some of these heavy at times. Drier by evening.
Tue 1 Sep
Outbreaks of rain spreading east for a time, turning drier from the west by late afternoon.
Wed 2 Sep
Further rain likely to spread northeast during the day.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.