Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for a windy and showery Saturday, then turning more settled during Sunday afternoon. Some uncertainty on the rainfall detail from Monday night as conditions become more unsettled again.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Frequent showers and strong winds. Gales on exposed high ground with gusts of 40-50mph
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Showery and windy with risk of gales on tops.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
60%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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40%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | W 36mph knots
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36mph |
W 35mph knots
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35mph |
W 33mph knots
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33mph |
W 33mph knots
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33mph |
W 34mph knots
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34mph |
NW 33mph knots
NW
33mph |
NW 34mph knots
NW
34mph |
NW 28mph knots
NW
28mph |
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900m
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900m | W 29mph knots
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29mph |
W 29mph knots
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29mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 25mph knots
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25mph |
NW 25mph knots
NW
25mph |
NW 21mph knots
NW
21mph |
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600m
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600m | W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 20mph knots
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20mph |
W 21mph knots
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21mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
NW 18mph knots
NW
18mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
NW 6mph knots
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6mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 47mph | 47mph | 44mph | 45mph | 46mph | 44mph | 46mph | 37mph |
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900m
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900m | 37mph | 37mph | 35mph | 36mph | 38mph | 34mph | 34mph | 28mph |
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600m
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600m | 27mph | 28mph | 26mph | 28mph | 30mph | 28mph | 27mph | 19mph |
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300m
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300m | 21mph | 23mph | 20mph | 24mph | 25mph | 24mph | 22mph | 17mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 17mph | 19mph | 19mph | 23mph | 25mph | 23mph | 21mph | 17mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1700m
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1300m
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1300m | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°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 | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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600m
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600m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts of 40-45mph on exposed high ground will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance. Rather chilly in the wind, note the sub zero wind chill on tops.
Weather
A windy and rather cloudy day with showers, a few of these on the heavy side but interspersed with brief brighter spells too. Gale force gusts on exposed high ground.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud bases 1000-1200m but occasionally lowering down to 800m in showers. Visibility will be generally good below cloud bases, but deteriorating briefly to a few kilometres or less in heavier showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A cloudy morning with a few scattered showers. Turning drier and brighter into the afternoon with sunny spells developing.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% rising to >90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting to 30mph on summits and ridges at first, decreasing through the morning.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7 rising 12 Celsius
- Glen Plus 11 rising 17 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud bases 800-1000m at first, breaking up and lifting above tops in the afternoon. Very good visibility below cloud bases, perhaps brief deteriorations in morning showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 15 Jun
A dry and settled day with lengthy sunny spells, turning hazier in the afternoon. Light winds.
Tue 16 Jun
Turning unsettled and rather cloudy with a few showery outbreaks of rain. Moderate to fresh summit winds.
Wed 17 Jun
Bright but cloudy with risk of rain or showers. Fresh to strong summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.