Mountain weather
South Grampian and Southeast Highlands
Confidence
High confidence in unsettled conditions throughout. Lower confidence for exact details on Saturday afternoon and from Monday.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry with sunny spells to start. Cloud down to 400-600m will start to spread east into ranges over Tayside, Fife and Perthshire, then extending towards parts of the Angus hills by midnight, with summits staying largely clear over Aberdeenshire hills. Visibilities will fall moderate or poor in hill fog. West to southwest winds gusting up to 25-35mph at times.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy west, brighter east. Rain and wind in evening.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
50%
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40%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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40%
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80%
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Wind direction and speed
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1100m
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1100m | W 32mph knots
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32mph |
W 32mph knots
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32mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
W 29mph knots
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29mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
W 32mph knots
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32mph |
W 33mph knots
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33mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
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900m
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900m | W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 22mph knots
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22mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
W 25mph knots
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25mph |
W 22mph knots
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22mph |
W 26mph knots
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26mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
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600m
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600m | W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 21mph knots
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21mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
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300m
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300m | W 6mph knots
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6mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
Wind gust
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1100m
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1100m | 38mph | 38mph | 43mph | 36mph | 32mph | 41mph | 40mph | 43mph |
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900m
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900m | 25mph | 29mph | 33mph | 32mph | 29mph | 34mph | 31mph | 32mph |
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600m
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600m | 24mph | 24mph | 29mph | 28mph | 27mph | 34mph | 30mph | 29mph |
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300m
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300m | 18mph | 19mph | 18mph | 27mph | 29mph | 30mph | 25mph | 19mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 16mph | 15mph | 17mph | 24mph | 26mph | 26mph | 23mph | 16mph |
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1100m
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1100m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2600m
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2600m
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2500m
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3000m
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2800m
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2900m
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2700m
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1100m
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1100m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°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 | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°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 | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2300m
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2600m
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2600m
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2500m
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3000m
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2800m
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2900m
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2700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Widespread low cloud will make for difficult navigation. Windy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing and a chance of gales over the highest summits in the evening. Balance may be affected at times.
Weather
Mostly cloudy but dry in the morning, though the small chance of the odd spot of light rain over western Perthshire, bright or sunny spells possible towards Aberdeenshire hills. Staying cloudy in the west through the afternoon, but some bright spells of hazy sunshine developing in the east. Further cloud and rain spreading southeast in the evening with strengthening westerly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
In west: 20% or less at first rising to 40% by afternoon. In east, 60% rising to 80% or higher from mid-morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite widespread low cloud down to 400-600m over Perthshire hills for much of the day with visibilities falling moderate or poor in hill fog. Aberdeenshire and Angus hills will see often clear summits with good visibilities and any cloud layer above summit height.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain spread southeast in the morning with quite widespread low cloud, the best of the conditions towards Aberdeenshire. Brighter spells and a few showers developing through the afternoon and evening. Strong west to northwesterly winds, summit gales in the early morning, winds easing through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
25% in morning, best chances in the sheltered northeast. Rising to 75% from afternoon, best chances in the sheltered east.
Maximum wind speed expected
West-north-west gusting 40-50mph early morning, gradually easing through the day.
Temperature
- At 800m 7C to 12C.
- Glen 11C rising to 20C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive cloud down to 400-600m in the early morning with poor visibilities in hill fog and outbreaks of rain, cloud more broken in the sheltered northeast. Cloud gradually breaking through the day to leave some clear spells, but visibilities rapidly and temporarily falling poor as showers pass through.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 26 Jul
Bright spells and scattered showers, heavy at times. Becoming dry through evening. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds.
Mon 27 Jul
Dry start. Cloud spreading east in afternoon with some outbreaks of rain. Moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Tue 28 Jul
Cloudy. Often dry but with some outbreaks of rain. Moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including South and East Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire and Angus Hills, Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers, Loch Tay and Ochils