Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for the general story for the next couple of days with showery conditions but lower confidence in the extent of heavy and thundery rain on Thursday. Low for the forecast from Sunday onwards so please keep updated on this in the coming days.
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Thu 13 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 14 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Some brightness at first, otherwise cloudy with a few brief showers. Strong southwesterly winds on the tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells with a chance of heavy and thundery showers. Warm in the glens, breezy on tops.
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Weather
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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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40%
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60%
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60%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
S 21mph knots
S
21mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
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900m
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900m | S 24mph knots
S
24mph |
S 21mph knots
S
21mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
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600m
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600m | S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
S 8mph knots
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8mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 3mph knots
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3mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 33mph | 31mph | 26mph | 21mph | 22mph | 25mph | 25mph | 26mph |
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900m
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900m | 28mph | 24mph | 15mph | 13mph | 19mph | 23mph | 18mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 13mph | 10mph | 8mph | 8mph | 13mph | 17mph | 15mph | 13mph |
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300m
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300m | 10mph | 5mph | 8mph | 7mph | 9mph | 16mph | 13mph | 10mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 16mph | 12mph | 8mph | 10mph | 13mph | 16mph | 14mph | 12mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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900m
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900m | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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600m
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600m | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
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300m
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300m | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 22 degrees Celsius 22°C | 22 degrees Celsius 22°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 24 degrees Celsius 24°C | 23 degrees Celsius 23°C | 22 degrees Celsius 22°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3600m
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3600m
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3500m
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3200m
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3100m
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3100m
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3400m
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3300m
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1300m
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1300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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900m
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900m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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600m
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600m | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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300m
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300m | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 23 degrees Celsius 23°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 24 degrees Celsius 24°C | 23 degrees Celsius 23°C | 22 degrees Celsius 22°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3600m
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3600m
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3500m
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3200m
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3100m
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3100m
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3400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Very warm and humid conditions. A few showers developing, some of these briefly heavy with a small risk of lightning, but moving through quite quickly.
Weather
Mostly dry with just the odd shower overnight. A lot of dry weather during the day with some brightness, especially during the morning. A few brief showers are possible, especially during the afternoon and evening with a small risk of lightning. Very warm and humid conditions.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%.
Low cloud and visibility
Visibility will be mainly good but a haze will obscure distant hills with brief poor visibility in any heavy showers. Cloud will mostly stay above the summits but some patchy cloud may affect the tops at times in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Outbreaks of heavy and thundery rain clearing overnight. A mostly cloudy day with bright intervals and occasional showers, best of any sunshine over the eastern Cairngorms. Feeling cooler.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 15 to 20mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 11C.
- Glen Plus 17 or 18C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Visibility will be mainly good with excellent air clarity. Patchy cloud with bases 800 to 1000m, mostly in the west.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 15 Aug
A mixture of bright intervals and scattered showers. Light westerly winds. Feeling cool on the tops.
Sun 16 Aug
Further scattered showers at first but becoming mainly dry and bright with light winds.
Mon 17 Aug
Expected to become more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain. A chance of strong winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.