Mountain weather
North Grampian
Confidence
High for westerly pattern persisting bringing occasionally unsettled weather, chiefly from Thursday, but lowering confidence of timing detail of poorer conditions due to the mobile nature of the pattern.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry with clear spells increasing. Fresh to strong westerly summit winds bringing a severe wind chill effect across higher peaks. Freezing level above summits.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Relatively settled by day. Rain developing late evening. Winds easing light.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1300m
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1300m | W 22mph knots
W
22mph |
NW 16mph knots
NW
16mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
E 6mph knots
E
6mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
S 20mph knots
S
20mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
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300m
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300m | W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
NE 1mph knots
NE
1mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
W 1mph knots
W
1mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
Wind gust
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1300m
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1300m | 28mph | 20mph | 10mph | 7mph | 15mph | 14mph | 19mph | 30mph |
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 12mph | 7mph | 8mph | 10mph | 10mph | 20mph | 27mph |
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600m
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600m | 16mph | 9mph | 4mph | 6mph | 7mph | 7mph | 15mph | 18mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 7mph | 3mph | 5mph | 5mph | 6mph | 10mph | 11mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 10mph | 8mph | 5mph | 5mph | 7mph | 9mph | 12mph | 14mph |
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1300m
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1300m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1900m
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2200m
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2300m
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2700m
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1300m
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1300m | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -4 degrees Celsius -4°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C |
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900m
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900m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°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 | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1500m
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1500m
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1600m
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1900m
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2200m
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2300m
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2700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Severe wind chill effect confined to the highest peaks and early in the day.
Weather
Dry with clear spells overnight. Staying dry through the day with sunny spells turning widespread from late morning. Cloud thickening from the southwest during the evening to bring some patchy rain towards midnight.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
75% becoming 90% plus from late morning then 50% by late evening
Low cloud and visibility
Visibility good, falling moderate in later rain, very poor within cloud with bases infrequently lowering 600m by day, before turning more widespread through the evening as rain reaches from the west.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A cloudy start with some patchy light rain around, but soon turning dry with brighter spells spreading from the west during the morning. Some afternoon showers developing, but many in the east will stay dry. Strong summit winds bringing a severe wind chill effect to highest peaks.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% becoming 80-90% from late morning
Maximum wind speed expected
West or southwest mean 30-35mph with gusts reaching 45mph across most exposed ridges and summits.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7 Celsius
- Glen Plus 10 Celsius lifting 21 Celsius during the afternoon
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Visibility good, falling moderate or poor in early rain sporadically in showers, very poor within cloud with bases quite extensive at first from 600m, before lifting and becoming more broken from the west around mid-morning.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 4 Sep
Showers developing into the afternoon. Best of the brighter spells in east. Strong, perhaps gale, summit winds. Freezing level above summits, but still a severe chill across highest peaks.
Sat 5 Sep
Most dry with only a few light showers appearing mostly confined from Ben Alder westwards. Fresh to strong summit winds. Freezing level above summits, severe chill across highest peaks.
Sun 6 Sep
Periods of rain, heavy at times. Winds occasionally strengthening. Freezing level above summits.
Summit specific forecast
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.