Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

High for the general story for the next few days with the weather turning more unsettled. Lower confidence for timing of and extent of heavy rain or showers.

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.
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.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Strengthening southeast winds on the tops.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Heavy Rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
40%
80%
60%
60%
80%

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 SE 21mph knots
SE
21mph
SE 19mph knots
SE
19mph
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph
SE 21mph knots
SE
21mph
SE 23mph knots
SE
23mph
SE 26mph knots
SE
26mph
900m
900m E 7mph knots
E
7mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph
SE 19mph knots
SE
19mph
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph
600m
600m E 5mph knots
E
5mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
E 11mph knots
E
11mph
S 5mph knots
S
5mph
300m
300m W 2mph knots
W
2mph
NW 2mph knots
NW
2mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
N 2mph knots
N
2mph
E 4mph knots
E
4mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
Glen
Glen N 1mph knots
N
1mph
E 2mph knots
E
2mph
E 3mph knots
E
3mph
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph
S 4mph knots
S
4mph
NW 2mph knots
NW
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 27mph 23mph 22mph 26mph 30mph 34mph
900m
900m 9mph 11mph 16mph 21mph 25mph 26mph
600m
600m 6mph 6mph 10mph 10mph 17mph 11mph
300m
300m 3mph 3mph 5mph 4mph 7mph 7mph
Glen
Glen 3mph 4mph 6mph 7mph 11mph 6mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 2 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 10 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2100m
2200m
2400m
2500m
2600m
2700m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling cool on the tops, especially in rain, with a significant wind chill developing in the afternoon. Waterproofs and some spare warm layers recommended.

Weather

Patchy light rain arriving by morning. Outbreaks of rain through much of the day, these light at first but some heavy bursts developing. Rain dying out for a spell in the afternoon before spreading north again in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%.

Low cloud and visibility

Visibility mostly good but turning poor at times in rain. Occasional cloud cover will affect the tops with bases mainly 700 to 900m.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast