Mountain weather
South Grampian and Southeast Highlands
Confidence
High confidence for the largely settled and favourable conditions for the next 5 days, but some uncertainty on sunshine amounts on Monday.
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Sun 21 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 22 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry and fine with sunny then clear spells. Perhaps the odd patch of hill fog developing later. Fresh to strong winds on tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells. Fresh winds on tops easing.
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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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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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1100m
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1100m | SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
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300m
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300m | W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
Wind gust
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1100m
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1100m | 28mph | 25mph | 24mph | 20mph | 17mph | 16mph | 14mph | 8mph |
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900m
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900m | 21mph | 20mph | 20mph | 19mph | 16mph | 15mph | 13mph | 7mph |
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600m
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600m | 18mph | 16mph | 17mph | 16mph | 15mph | 14mph | 12mph | 5mph |
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300m
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300m | 9mph | 6mph | 8mph | 14mph | 14mph | 14mph | 11mph | 5mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph | 13mph | 13mph | 13mph | 13mph | 6mph |
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1100m
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1100m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1900m
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2100m
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2100m
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2000m
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1100m
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1100m | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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900m
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900m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1700m
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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1900m
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2100m
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2100m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
High UV levels despite cloud cover at times, sun protection will be essential.
Weather
A dry, fair day with areas of cloud at first, tending to break up leaving sunny spells for the rest of the day. Moderate to fresh winds on tops first thing, easing through the day and becoming warm in glens during the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% first thing, rising to >95% in the morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Any early morning patches of low cloud on tops above 1000m will lift and break up through the morning. Visibility will be very good outside of any early morning hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Risk of low cloud in the east during the morning. Otherwise a dry and bright day with occasional hazy sunny spells. Becoming warm in glens by afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to 90%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting up to 15mph on tops.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8 rising 13 Celsius.
- Glen Plus 12 rising to 20 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Risk of low cloud spreading in from the east with bases around 700m, but this clearing through the day. Otherwise visibility will be good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 23 Jun
Dry and very warm with hazy sunny spells. Moderate summit winds.
Wed 24 Jun
Fresher than Tuesday but still largely dry with variable cloud amounts. Moderate to fresh summit winds.
Thu 25 Jun
Dry and bright with warm sunny spells. Gentle summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including South and East Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire and Angus Hills, Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers, Loch Tay and Ochils