Mountain weather

Mountain weather

South Grampian and Southeast Highlands

Confidence

Medium

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.
Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy with occasional rain. Some drier and brighter spells developing later.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Light rain Heavy Rain Light rain Heavy rain showers Sunny intervals Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
60%
50%
30%
10%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1100m
1100m SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph
N 12mph knots
N
12mph
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph
NW 15mph knots
NW
15mph
900m
900m SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
N 10mph knots
N
10mph
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
600m
600m W 4mph knots
W
4mph
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
300m
300m SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph
NW 1mph knots
NW
1mph
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
Glen
Glen W 2mph knots
W
2mph
NW 1mph knots
NW
1mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph
W 3mph knots
W
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1100m
1100m 16mph 14mph 13mph 15mph 17mph 18mph
900m
900m 11mph 11mph 10mph 13mph 13mph 12mph
600m
600m 8mph 7mph 8mph 11mph 11mph 11mph
300m
300m 7mph 4mph 7mph 12mph 13mph 10mph
Glen
Glen 6mph 3mph 7mph 11mph 9mph 11mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1100m
1100m 3 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 11 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2500m
2300m
2300m
2200m
2000m
1700m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain during the morning, the odd heavy burst possible. Drier spells developing during the afternoon and the cloud lifting with brighter spells. However, the odd shower developing which could be heavy.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40% rising to 80% in the afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or patchy low cloud, base 600m or less at first, rising near or above the summits during the afternoon and evening, but lowering significantly in any heavy showers. Visibility moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, but often very good during the afternoon and evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast