Mountain weather
North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High confidence in remaining cold throughout. Low confidence for detail on Thursday, but otherwise high confidence in the general evolution.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.
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.
Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.
Mountain weather forecast
Cold and windy. Wintry showers.
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weather (at 800m) |
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|
|
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Chance of precipitation (at 800m) |
60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 30% | 30% |
Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300m |
NE
42
|
NE
36
|
NE
30
|
NE
28
|
NE
27
|
NE
25
|
| 900m |
NE
37
|
NE
28
|
NE
24
|
NE
24
|
NE
21
|
NE
19
|
| 600m |
NE
22
|
NE
16
|
NE
17
|
NE
15
|
NE
12
|
NE
9
|
| 300m |
NE
10
|
NE
8
|
NE
10
|
NE
9
|
NE
6
|
NE
4
|
| Glen |
NE
4
|
NE
4
|
NE
5
|
NE
4
|
N
3
|
N
3
|
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300m | 54 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| 900m | 44 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| 600m | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| 300m | 25 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Glen | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Altitude above mean sea level
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300m |
-4°
|
-4°
|
-4°
|
-4°
|
-5°
|
-6°
|
| 900m |
0°
|
-1°
|
-1°
|
-1°
|
-2°
|
-2°
|
| 600m |
2°
|
1°
|
1°
|
1°
|
0°
|
0°
|
| 300m |
4°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
2°
|
1°
|
| Glen |
4°
|
3°
|
4°
|
4°
|
3°
|
2°
|
| Freezing Level |
700m
|
600m
|
600m
|
600m
|
500m
|
400m
|
Altitude above mean sea level
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300m |
-15°
|
-14°
|
-13°
|
-14°
|
-14°
|
-15°
|
| 900m |
-9°
|
-9°
|
-8°
|
-9°
|
-9°
|
-10°
|
| 600m |
-4°
|
-4°
|
-5°
|
-5°
|
-5°
|
-4°
|
| 300m |
0°
|
0°
|
-1°
|
-1°
|
-1°
|
-1°
|
| Glen |
1°
|
0°
|
1°
|
1°
|
1°
|
-1°
|
Additional weather information
Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view
Feeling bitterly cold. Windy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.
Weather
Scattered showers feed in on a brisk northeast flow throughout the day, gradually easing off in the evening. Cloudier during the morning as showers perhaps form longer spells of precipitation. Showers will be wintry above 600-700m at first, before freezing level falls to around 300m by early evening. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh to strong northeast winds, these easing through the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% at first, rising to 60% in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Fairly extensive areas of cloud down to 400-700m at first with visibilities falling poor or very poor in hill fog or precipitation. Cloud gradually lifting and breaking through the day to leave some clear summits and good visibilities between wintry showers.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Bright spells and a few wintry showers feeding in from the northeast with the freezing level around 200-300m in the morning and evening, rising to around 500-600m through the middle of the day. Feeling bitterly cold as light northeast winds gradually freshen during the day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northeast increasing to 35-45mph through the day.
Temperature
- At 800m Minus 4 to minus 1 Celsius.
- Glen Minus 1 rising to plus 3 Celsius.
- Freezing level 300m rising to 600m for a time during the day.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits often clear and visibilities good in-between showers, in which it will rapidly fall poor and cloud drop down to 700-900m.
Mountain weather information
Sat 15 Nov
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Largely dry with bright spells. Feeling very cold. Light easterly winds. Freezing level around 500-700m.
Sun 16 Nov
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Cold with bright spells and freezing level 500-700m, then showery for a time as freezing level rises to 1000-1200m. Light to fresh winds.
Mon 17 Nov
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Bright spells and a few showers. Remaining cold. Light winds.
Updated at:
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
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Key
Mountain summits
Other points of interest
Cluster of multiple stations
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.
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