Mountain weather

North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for drier and colder conditions from Friday then low for rain detail, mainly focussed in the west, Sunday to Tuesday.

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Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

hazard Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.

hazard 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

Cloudy with wintry showers becoming dry and sunny later. Gale southwest summit winds will ease during the afternoon.

Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Sleet Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
30% 20% 20% 10% 00% 00%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m W
38
W
21
NW
19
NW
17
NW
14
NW
15
900m SW
36
W
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
9
W
10
600m SW
22
W
10
W
11
NW
10
W
5
SW
6
300m SW
9
SW
5
W
8
NW
8
NW
3
S
3
Glen SW
4
W
3
W
5
NW
7
W
2
W
4
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m 49 26 24 21 17 19
900m 41 17 18 16 11 11
600m 29 13 15 13 7 8
300m 24 11 15 15 7 6
Glen 24 15 17 17 9 10

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-3°
-4°
-4°
-5°
-6°
-8°
900m
-1°
-1°
-3°
-4°
600m
-1°
300m
Glen
Freezing Level
800m
700m
500m
500m
400m
100m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-13°
-12°
-12°
-12°
-13°
-16°
900m
-8°
-6°
-6°
-7°
-8°
-9°
600m
-3°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-5°
300m
-2°
Glen
-2°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

The summit winds may be higher than indicated in the table. It will feel bitterly cold from low levels, particularly in the stronger morning winds.

Weather

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers steadily easing through the morning, leaving the afternoon dry. These showers will fall as snow to 700m around dawn and 400m by mid-afternoon. The cloud will break to leave the late afternoon bright with sunny periods.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

30% increasing 90% from mid-afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Broken cloud with base 400-600m in the morning will break and rise to above the summits during the afternoon. The visibility will be mostly good, falling poor in showers.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

Clear skies with a very cold start to the morning with a hard frost to glen levels. The day will however stay dry with sunny periods in the morning and cloud beginning to increase during the afternoon. The chance of an odd shower building towards the Lecht and ladder hills towards the evening

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

95%

Maximum wind speed expected

Changeable 10-15mph increasing south 25-30mph gust 40mph.

Temperature

  • At 800m Minus 1C.
  • Glen Minus 1C rising Plus 7C.
  • Freezing level 200m rising to 700m by the evening.

Low cloud and visibility

The visibility will stay good with any cloud in the morning patchy and above the summits. Cloud will build a little during the afternoon with the base lowering towards the tops towards the evening.

Mountain weather information

Sun 1 Mar

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Increasing showery rain, hill snow, some heavy in the south. Near gale southerly summit wind. Freezing level 600m rising above the summits from the afternoon.

Mon 2 Mar

Sunrise:
Sunset:

The chance of an odd shower with hill snow west otherwise dry with bright spells east. Gale to severe gale southerly summit wind. Freezing level 700m, lowering 200m by the evening.

Tue 3 Mar

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mostly dry and bright. Gale westerly summit wind. Freezing level 700m.

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Summit specific forecast

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