Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High confidence for showery conditions until Friday but low confidence in local detail. Lower confidence over the weekend due to uncertainty in detail of passing low.
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Thu 4 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with widespread, heavy and thundery showers, these clearing slowly north from the late evening. Light westerly summit winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Heavy Persistent Rain
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with showers, some heavy or thundery later. Moderate southeast summit winds turn southeast later.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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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 | W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
SE 21mph knots
SE
21mph |
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
S 16mph knots
S
16mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
S 5mph knots
S
5mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 16mph | 16mph | 18mph | 19mph | 25mph | 28mph | 27mph | 19mph |
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900m
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900m | 15mph | 16mph | 16mph | 17mph | 21mph | 23mph | 20mph | 11mph |
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600m
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600m | 12mph | 14mph | 10mph | 13mph | 16mph | 16mph | 11mph | 6mph |
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300m
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300m | 12mph | 14mph | 8mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 8mph | 4mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 9mph | 8mph | 9mph | 11mph | 12mph | 11mph | 7mph | 5mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2100m
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2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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1300m
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1300m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2100m
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2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Low cloud will lift giving a brighter spell in the early afternoon but the chance of heavier showers also increases at this time.
Weather
Cloudy with scattered showers becoming brighter from late morning with showers merging into longer periods of rain from the afternoon. These showers will turn heavy and thundery later in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% rising to 60% for a time from midday.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud 500-700m will lift to 900-1100m in the morning with the visibility falling poor in showers, very poor in heavy falls.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy with frequent and at times heavy and thundery showers. Bright spells will increase from late morning.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% in the morning but 60% through the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Variable 5-15mph increasing northwest 15-20mph gust 30mph from the late morning.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7C.
- Glen Plus 11C rising plus 17C.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud 500-700m will lift to above 900m by the afternoon. The visibility will fall poor in showers but very poor in heavy falls.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 5 Jun
Bright spells with the odd morning shower. Fresh westerly summit winds.
Sat 6 Jun
Mostly dry with bright spells. Moderate southerly summit winds.
Sun 7 Jun
Bright spells interspersed with scattered showers. Fresh southerly summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.