Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for the general development and for a series of wet and windy spells interspersed with more settled periods. Low confidence for details from Tuesday afternoon through to Wednesday afternoon.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry through the evening. Some bright spells at first but with high cloud gradually spilling east. Often clear summits with good or excellent visibilities but some areas of cloud down to 700-900m or so, mostly for ranges west of the A9. Westerly winds gusting 40-50mph at first but gradually easing.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Gales
Severe Chill Effect
Mountain weather forecast
Light rain morning. Drizzle, low cloud west. Clear spells northeast. Fresh winds.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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30%
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70%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
SW 32mph knots
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32mph |
SW 29mph knots
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29mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
SW 25mph knots
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25mph |
SW 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 27mph knots
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27mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 2mph knots
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2mph |
SW 3mph knots
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3mph |
S 3mph knots
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3mph |
SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
SW 7mph knots
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7mph |
SW 6mph knots
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6mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 4mph knots
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4mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 26mph | 30mph | 35mph | 44mph | 43mph | 42mph | 39mph | 43mph |
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900m
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900m | 21mph | 23mph | 27mph | 34mph | 32mph | 31mph | 31mph | 34mph |
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600m
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600m | 14mph | 13mph | 13mph | 18mph | 22mph | 22mph | 22mph | 24mph |
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300m
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300m | 13mph | 12mph | 9mph | 16mph | 20mph | 22mph | 20mph | 22mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 13mph | 16mph | 17mph | 21mph | 22mph | 20mph | 18mph | 17mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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2500m
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3600m
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3200m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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1300m
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1300m | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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2500m
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3600m
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3200m
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2900m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts approaching 40-50mph or so over the summits will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance. Navigation could be challenging with widespread hill fog and energy output significantly increased when walking into the wind. Feeling chilly at height in the morning with rain, low cloud, and strong winds.
Weather
Outbreaks of light rain spread east in the morning. Widespread low cloud spreading in from the west and shrouding most summits through the day with outbreaks of mainly light drizzle. Good clear spells developing in the sheltered northeast towards Ben Rinnes and Ladder Hills.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% or less for most, rising to 40% in northeast in afternoon and evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud down to 500-700m feeds in from the west through the morning and remains through the day with visibilities poor in rain, drizzle and hill fog. Clear breaks developing in shelter in the northeast through the afternoon and evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
To start cloudy in the west with a few breaks in the sheltered northeast. A band of cloud and rain then spreads east later through the morning with strong to gale summit winds. This likely persisting through the rest of the afternoon and then likely some drier and brighter conditions in from the west later. Winds easing through afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Falling to 10% or less in morning. Rising to 25% through the evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
South to southwest 35-45mph, gusting 50-60mph in morning. Easing from afternoon.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10C falling to plus 7C.
- Glen Plus 14C to plus 18C.
- Freezing level Above summits at first, falling to 1600m in west by evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread cloud down to 600-800m feeding in through the morning with poor visibilities in hill fog and rain. This likely gradually lifting and breaking to some extent later in the day.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 23 Sep
Any rain clearing in the morning. Then bright spells and a few showers, increasingly dry later. Fresh westerly winds at first, easing later. Freezing level 1600-1800m falling to around 1400m.
Thu 24 Sep
Dry start morning. Cloud and rain arrive later in the day, rain heavy at times. Southerly gales or severe gales developing. Freezing level 1200-1400m at first, rising above summits.
Fri 25 Sep
Rain gradually clears east during the day, then bright spells and some showers. Fresh to strong southwest winds. Freezing level falling to around 1400m.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.