Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for mostly settled conditions for the next few days. Low for extent of cloud cover.
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Tue 26 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 27 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with some sunshine
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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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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
N 8mph knots
N
8mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
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900m
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900m | NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
N 7mph knots
N
7mph |
N 7mph knots
N
7mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
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300m
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300m | W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
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Glen
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Glen | E 1mph knots
E
1mph |
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
N 5mph knots
N
5mph |
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph |
N 3mph knots
N
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 13mph | 13mph | 11mph | 12mph | 10mph | 7mph |
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900m
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900m | 9mph | 11mph | 10mph | 10mph | 11mph | 8mph |
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600m
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600m | 5mph | 9mph | 9mph | 9mph | 11mph | 7mph |
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300m
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300m | 5mph | 6mph | 10mph | 10mph | 12mph | 9mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 3mph | 4mph | 12mph | 10mph | 11mph | 8mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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3100m
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3000m
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2900m
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2500m
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2200m
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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3100m
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3000m
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2900m
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2500m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Be prepared for dehydrations and sunburn on long hikes.
Weather
Dry throughout with variable amounts of cloud and some strong sunshine, especially across the west of the area. Cloud will become more extensive from the east in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with patchy cloud between 900 and 1000 metres, but most summits should be free of cloud for most of the day
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry throughout. A fair amount of cloud around to start the day shrouding the higher tops, but this should break up through the morning to leave a sunny afternoon. Be prepared for dehydration and sunburn on long hikes.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southeasterly 10 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6 rising to 11 Celsius
- Glen Plus 7 rising to 21 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud around 900 metres shrouding some of the summits at first, mainly across the south and east of the area. This should break up leaving most summits clear of cloud by afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 28 May
Mainly dry, bright and very warm. Small chance of an isolated afternoon or evening downpour.
Fri 29 May
Occasional rain possible towards the Great Glen at times, otherwise dry with some brightness in the east. Strong to gale southwesterly winds.
Sat 30 May
Dry with variable amounts of cloud. Chance of some patchy rain late evening.
Mountain weather information
Thu 28 May
Mainly dry, bright and very warm. Small chance of an isolated afternoon or evening downpour.
Fri 29 May
Occasional rain possible towards the Great Glen at times, otherwise dry with some brightness in the east. Strong to gale southwesterly winds.
Sat 30 May
Dry with variable amounts of cloud. Chance of some patchy rain late evening.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.