Mountain weather
South Grampian and Southeast Highlands
Confidence
High confidence in often settled weather over the weekend. High confidence for unsettled weather from Monday, but low confidence in the exact cloud, rain and wind details.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Bright spells and a few showers to start, heavy at times, becoming dry through the evening as showers fade out. Some increasingly clear interludes through the evening with cloud temporarily falling to 500-700m in showers, and visibilities falling moderate or poor in rain and hill fog. West to southwest winds 25-35mph.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
A few showers by day. Drier, brighter late afternoon and evening.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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20%
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50%
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60%
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70%
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60%
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20%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1100m
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1100m | W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 25mph knots
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25mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
W 23mph knots
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23mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
W 25mph knots
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25mph |
W 27mph knots
W
27mph |
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900m
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900m | W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 18mph knots
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18mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
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600m
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600m | W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
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300m
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300m | W 4mph knots
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4mph |
W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
Wind gust
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1100m
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1100m | 32mph | 30mph | 31mph | 28mph | 29mph | 31mph | 31mph | 33mph |
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900m
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900m | 22mph | 21mph | 22mph | 23mph | 25mph | 26mph | 24mph | 23mph |
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600m
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600m | 21mph | 21mph | 21mph | 21mph | 24mph | 24mph | 24mph | 22mph |
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300m
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300m | 15mph | 15mph | 15mph | 18mph | 21mph | 22mph | 18mph | 15mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 17mph | 15mph | 14mph | 18mph | 22mph | 20mph | 18mph | 14mph |
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1100m
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1100m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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1900m
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1800m
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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 | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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900m
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900m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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1900m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Occasionally windy conditions will make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times.
Weather
A dry morning with bright or sunny spells in the east, quite cloudy over western ranges. Rather cloudy for all through the middle of the day with scattered showers around. Becoming dry and increasingly bright or sunny again through the late afternoon with showers fading out. Breezy.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70% at first, falling to 50% in morning, rising to 80% or higher from mid-afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Clear summits in the east to start with and again late in the day. Otherwise areas of cloud down to 500-700m and visibilities falling moderate or poor in hill fog and showers during the day. This gradually lifting and breaking from the late afternoon to leave summits often clear and good visibilities.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly dry with bright or sunny spells and variable cloud. The odd light shower possible over Aberdeenshire hills in the morning.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% or higher.
Maximum wind speed expected
West veering southeast later, 10-20mph.
Temperature
- At 800m 5C rising to 11C by day.
- Glen 7C rising to 20C by day.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Largely clear summits with good visibilities throughout the day. The odd patch of cloud around 500-700m over southern and western ranges in the morning.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 3 Aug
Cloudy with rain spreading north, heavy at times. Moderate to strong east to southeast winds developing.
Tue 4 Aug
Likely staying rather cloudy with further showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times with a chance of lightning. Moderate east to southeast winds.
Wed 5 Aug
Once again likely staying rather cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times with a chance of lightning. Light to moderate easterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including South and East Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire and Angus Hills, Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers, Loch Tay and Ochils