Mountain weather
South Grampian and Southeast Highlands
Confidence
High confidence in the broad themes for the next 5 days. Some uncertainty on the timing of the rain band crossing Scotland on Wednesday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 28 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 29 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Partly cloudy with occasional hill fog and scattered showers. Strong winds on tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry with increasing sunny spells. Fresh to strong winds on tops.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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1100m
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1100m | SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
S 20mph knots
S
20mph |
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900m
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900m | SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
S 5mph knots
S
5mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
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300m
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300m | W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
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Glen
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Glen | SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
Wind gust
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1100m
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1100m | 37mph | 36mph | 32mph | 32mph | 32mph | 29mph | 25mph | 28mph |
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900m
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900m | 25mph | 25mph | 23mph | 24mph | 27mph | 25mph | 18mph | 18mph |
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600m
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600m | 26mph | 21mph | 19mph | 22mph | 26mph | 23mph | 11mph | 7mph |
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300m
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300m | 19mph | 17mph | 16mph | 20mph | 23mph | 20mph | 9mph | 4mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 12mph | 14mph | 19mph | 23mph | 22mph | 18mph | 9mph | 6mph |
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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 | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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1100m
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1100m | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -5 degrees Celsius -5°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°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 | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1300m
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1400m
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1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1500m
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1500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts of 30-40mph on tops may give some challenging walking conditions and affect balance at times. Also note the sub-zero wind chill.
Weather
Partly cloudy in the morning with a few scattered showers across the west Perthshire hills, but dry elsewhere. A widely dry afternoon follows with some sunny spells. Fresh to strong winds on tops with a sub zero wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% at first, rising to 90% in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of cloud around 800m at first. Cloud bases will tend to break up and lift above most summits in the afternoon. Visibility will be generally very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A very windy day with severe gales on tops. Patchy cloud in the morning will become extensive in the afternoon alongside murky conditions in mist, fog and drizzle by evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% decreasing to <10% during the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
South to southeast gusting 60-70mph on tops in the afternoon.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6 rising to 10 Celsius.
- Glen Plus 6 rising to 15 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of cloud with bases around 800m at first, quickly thickening and lowering to 400-600m in the afternoon, then lowering down to 200m by evening with poor visibility becoming widespread.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 30 Sep
Another very windy day with gales on tops. A band of heavy rain spreads east during the day.
Thu 1 Oct
A bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Strong winds with gales on tops.
Fri 2 Oct
Variable cloud amounts with risk of showers and remaining rather windy.
Summit specific forecast
Including South and East Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire and Angus Hills, Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers, Loch Tay and Ochils