Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
Generally high confidence for overall setup, lower confidence from Tuesday with regards to timing and extent of heavy rain and strong winds.
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Sat 26 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 27 SepSunrise: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.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Severe Chill Effect
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Gale force winds.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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70%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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Time
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Time |
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | SW 39mph knots
SW
39mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
S 34mph knots
S
34mph |
S 40mph knots
S
40mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
S 35mph knots
S
35mph |
S 38mph knots
S
38mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
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12:00
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18:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 51mph | 43mph | 41mph | 43mph | 45mph | 53mph |
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900m
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900m | 42mph | 36mph | 35mph | 39mph | 43mph | 47mph |
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600m
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600m | 25mph | 25mph | 26mph | 24mph | 32mph | 32mph |
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300m
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300m | 22mph | 22mph | 24mph | 22mph | 28mph | 30mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 20mph | 20mph | 23mph | 24mph | 21mph | 24mph |
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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Time
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Time |
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09:00
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12:00
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21:00
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1300m
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1300m | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C |
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900m
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900m | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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2100m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A windy day with showers at times, so feeling chilly on higher routes. Waterproof clothing recommended with strong to gale force winds making for slow progress and risk of being blown over.
Weather
A mostly cloudy day with showers. Showers mainly confined to the west with longer and brighter spells in the east. Heavier and more frequent showers across all parts in the evening. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30%.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud bases down to 600-800m through much of the day, perhaps lower in heavy rain. The best of any cloud breaks and chance of cloud free tops will be late morning and early afternoon. Visibility generally good but poorer in showers and perhaps down to a few kilometres in heavy showers and hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy start with a few showers. A band of heavy rain then spreads eastwards across the region through the morning and afternoon, clearing to clear spells and a few light showers in the evening. Strong to gale force winds, southerly at first then turning southwesterly. Chilly on higher routes with marked wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% much of the day, rising to 80% in the evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southerly 40-45mph gusting 45-55mph, easing to southwesterly 25-30mph gusting 30-40mph by the evening.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C, falling to plus 4C in the evening.
- Glen Plus 15C, falling to plus 12C in the evening.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Low cloud with bases down to 600-800m for much of the day, falling to lower slopes in heavy rain. Low cloud becoming more isolated in the evening. Visibility generally good but moderate to poor in rain and hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 28 Sep
Dry with bright or sunny spells. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Tue 29 Sep
A dry morning with sunny spells. Cloudy later with heavy rain spreading eastwards. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds.
Wed 30 Sep
Heavy rain clearing east to leave bright spells and showers. Strong south to southeasterly winds.
Mountain weather information
Mon 28 Sep
Dry with bright or sunny spells. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Tue 29 Sep
A dry morning with sunny spells. Cloudy later with heavy rain spreading eastwards. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds.
Wed 30 Sep
Heavy rain clearing east to leave bright spells and showers. Strong south to southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.