Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

High confidence for an unsettled period with rain or showers at times, and feeling quite fresh.

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

Bright spells and showers.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Dull Cloudy Light rain showers Cloudy Cloudy Fog
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%

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 26mph knots
W
26mph
W 26mph knots
W
26mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 23mph knots
W
23mph
W 22mph knots
W
22mph
900m
900m SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph
W 24mph knots
W
24mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph
600m
600m SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph
300m
300m SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
Glen
Glen SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 33mph 33mph 29mph 30mph 30mph 29mph
900m
900m 28mph 29mph 27mph 27mph 26mph 23mph
600m
600m 20mph 23mph 23mph 22mph 20mph 16mph
300m
300m 18mph 20mph 20mph 19mph 18mph 13mph
Glen
Glen 14mph 18mph 17mph 20mph 16mph 12mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 3 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius -1 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2400m
2300m
2300m
2200m
2200m
2100m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling chilly at height, particularly for the time of year. Navigation will be challenging in occasional low cloud and poor visibilities.

Weather

Staying largely cloudy through the day. Scattered showers in the west and a few brighter spells in the east through the morning, before a band of rain pushes northeast through the early afternoon, with further showers from the west following later. Quite breezy and chilly at height.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% in west by day, 50% in east.

Low cloud and visibility

Widespread cloud down to 400-600m in the early morning. Lifting somewhat to 600-800m by day but with visibilities occasionally falling poor in hill fog and rain. Best chance of clearer spells in the sheltered east, such as around Ben Rinnes.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast