Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for generally unsettled weather to continue. Lower confidence for rainfall and wind details over the weekend.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 5 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 6 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Showers at first, these heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Showers generally ease through the evening, but some more persistent rain spreads into the far west shortly before midnight. Westerly winds 25-35mph. Becoming increasingly cloudy with areas down to 600-800m spreading west, staying more broken over eastern ranges. Feeling cold at height.
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
Bright spells. Scattered showers, mainly west. Chilly.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
70%
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50%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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30%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | W 27mph knots
W
27mph |
W 34mph knots
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34mph |
W 29mph knots
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29mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
W 22mph knots
W
22mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
S 20mph knots
S
20mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
W 28mph knots
W
28mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
W 22mph knots
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22mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
S 2mph knots
S
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 35mph | 44mph | 37mph | 32mph | 30mph | 26mph | 21mph | 27mph |
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900m
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900m | 28mph | 35mph | 30mph | 28mph | 27mph | 24mph | 19mph | 23mph |
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600m
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600m | 21mph | 27mph | 24mph | 24mph | 23mph | 20mph | 16mph | 15mph |
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300m
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300m | 17mph | 22mph | 20mph | 21mph | 23mph | 19mph | 14mph | 9mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 16mph | 20mph | 18mph | 18mph | 18mph | 17mph | 14mph | 9mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°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 | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1600m
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1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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1300m
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1300m | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -7 degrees Celsius -7°C | -8 degrees Celsius -8°C | -6 degrees Celsius -6°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C |
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900m
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900m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1600m
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1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts of 40-50mph or so for a time in the early morning will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance, winds less strong later in the day. Navigation could be challenging with energy output significantly increased when walking into the wind. Feeling cold at height.
Weather
Cloudy in the early hours but increasingly clear breaks developing by dawn. Bright spells and scattered showers through the day, these heavy at times and may be wintry over the very highest peaks above 1000-1200m or so at first. Showers more focused west of the A9 in the morning, breaking out for all areas in the afternoon. Showers ease towards evening with some patchy cloud and light rain pushing north.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chances in east in morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread cloud in the early hours, clearing around dawn to leave largely clear summits in the east, patches of cloud associated with showers in the west. Between showers cloud will be largely above the summits with good visibilities. As showers pass through cloud drops to around 600-800m and visibilities fall poor.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Patchy outbreaks of rain spread north through the day, perhaps turning heavy for a time later. Lower cloud spreads north in the afternoon and evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% in morning, falling to 30% from afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
South to southeast 25-35mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 4C rising to plus 9C.
- Glen Plus 7C rising to plus 13C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Summits largely clear in the morning, but some patches of cloud around summit height and visibilities falling moderate in outbreaks of mostly light rain. Quite widespread cloud down to around 400-600m spreads north later in the day and visibilities falling moderate or poor in rain or hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 7 Jun
Lower confidence in details. Likely cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain at first, heavy for a time. Drier in northeast, wetter in southwest. Then brighter spells and a few showers later. Strong southwest winds.
Mon 8 Jun
Most likely bright spells, and scattered showers from the west. Chance of Sunday's persistent rain still affecting the area at first. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and scattered showers from the west again. Fresh to strong southwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.