Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for changeable weather for the next few days. Low for daily detail on Thursday and Friday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 17 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 18 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with occasional rain. Areas of cloud down to 500 to 800 metres, cloud lowest and most extensive across the south and west of the area.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells and a few light showers
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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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60%
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60%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
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900m
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900m | S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
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600m
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600m | S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 29mph | 26mph | 23mph | 22mph | 26mph | 30mph | 28mph | 28mph |
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900m
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900m | 27mph | 20mph | 18mph | 19mph | 23mph | 26mph | 24mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 21mph | 14mph | 12mph | 15mph | 21mph | 22mph | 21mph | 15mph |
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300m
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300m | 13mph | 12mph | 9mph | 13mph | 18mph | 22mph | 21mph | 14mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 15mph | 11mph | 10mph | 12mph | 16mph | 19mph | 18mph | 13mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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900m
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900m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2300m
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2300m
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2200m
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2100m
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2200m
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2100m
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Time
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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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 | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2300m
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2300m
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2200m
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2100m
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2200m
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2100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Fresh southwesterly winds on the tops may be 10 mph or stronger than shown in the table above.
Weather
Outbreaks of rain during the morning, clearing by mid-morning. Then the rest of the day will see broken cloud with the chance of a few light showers, but some good spells of dry weather too.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chance in the afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres in the morning, mainly west of the A9. Cloud will become patchy above 900 metres in the afternoon with good visibility.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Starting off dry before thickening cloud brings outbreaks of rain from the southwest by late morning. Then a cloudy afternoon with a chance of rain, but some uncertainty in the extent of this. Drier weather with a few showers spreading east in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40%, best chance in the morning
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 20 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 13 Celsius
- Glen Plus 8 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 700 to 900 metres shrouding some of the summits, this becoming more extensive in the afternoon before lifting off the hills in the evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 19 Jun
Cloudy with spells of rain, occasionally heavy.
Sat 20 Jun
Mainly dry with sunny spells, chance of an isolated light shower at first.
Sun 21 Jun
Dry for most of the day but rain likely to spread northeast later.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.