Mountain weather

Mountain weather

North Grampian

Confidence

High

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

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.

Mountain weather forecast

Sunny and very warm. Early low cloud. Temperature inversion.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 5mph knots
S
5mph
SE 6mph knots
SE
6mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
900m
900m N 3mph knots
N
3mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 2mph knots
N
2mph
600m
600m N 2mph knots
N
2mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
N 3mph knots
N
3mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
E 2mph knots
E
2mph
300m
300m SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph
NW 2mph knots
NW
2mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph
Glen
Glen NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph
E 3mph knots
E
3mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
N 2mph knots
N
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 8mph 7mph 8mph 5mph 8mph 5mph
900m
900m 4mph 6mph 8mph 9mph 9mph 3mph
600m
600m 3mph 5mph 6mph 7mph 8mph 3mph
300m
300m 2mph 4mph 7mph 9mph 12mph 4mph
Glen
Glen 2mph 4mph 7mph 8mph 8mph 5mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1300m
1300m 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius 21 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 23 degrees Celsius 25 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 12 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 26 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3000m
3000m
2900m
2900m
2900m
2800m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Plenty water and sun protection recommend.

Weather

Some low cloud overnight and early morning with mist and fog in some glens. Any low cloud soon clearing to leave another dry and mainly sunny day. Very warm. Summits remaining clear throughout with any low cloud capped around 600m with a marked temperature inversion early in the day.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional low cloud, base 300m or less, early in the day, but remaining clear across the summits with a marked temperature inversion around 600m. Otherwise no significant low cloud. Visibility good or very good, except in any early low cloud.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast