Mountain weather
South Grampian and Southeast Highlands
Confidence
Generally high confidence for unsettled, wet and breezy conditions but moderate confidence in the exact timing and extent of rain.
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Thu 2 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 3 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Gales
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Strong to gale force winds and significant wind chill. Rain in the morning, becoming drier and brighter in the afternoon.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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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 | W 46mph knots
W
46mph |
NW 41mph knots
NW
41mph |
W 31mph knots
W
31mph |
W 29mph knots
W
29mph |
W 26mph knots
W
26mph |
W 29mph knots
W
29mph |
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900m
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900m | W 31mph knots
W
31mph |
NW 33mph knots
NW
33mph |
W 24mph knots
W
24mph |
W 22mph knots
W
22mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
W 21mph knots
W
21mph |
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600m
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600m | W 21mph knots
W
21mph |
NW 24mph knots
NW
24mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
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300m
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300m | W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
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Glen
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Glen | W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
Wind gust
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1100m
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1100m | 53mph | 50mph | 40mph | 37mph | 33mph | 36mph |
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900m
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900m | 38mph | 42mph | 32mph | 30mph | 27mph | 28mph |
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600m
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600m | 35mph | 37mph | 29mph | 28mph | 26mph | 28mph |
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300m
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300m | 25mph | 29mph | 26mph | 27mph | 22mph | 20mph |
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Glen
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Glen | 27mph | 29mph | 32mph | 31mph | 25mph | 18mph |
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Time
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06:00
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1100m
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1100m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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1700m
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1800m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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Time
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1100m
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1100m | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -3 degrees Celsius -3°C |
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Glen
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Glen | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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1700m
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1800m
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1700m
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1700m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A cloudy morning with some rain and hill fog making for tricky navigation. Strong winds throughout bring a risk of being blown off balance and strenuous walking conditions, along with a significant wind chill on higher routes.
Weather
Cloudy with a few outbreaks of rain through the morning. Becoming dry in the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Strong to gale force winds easing a touch later in the day. Feeling chilly on higher routes.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% at first, increasing to 70% from late morning. Best chance in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive areas of low cloud with base 500-700m at first in the morning. Cloud breaking up and lifting in the late morning but bases of 800-1000m still lingering at times. The best chance of cloud-free summits in the afternoon before turning cloudier again in the evening. Visibility poor in cloud and rain, but good below cloud bases.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mostly dry morning with some bright spells. Cloudier in the late afternoon as rain spreads eastwards. Strong southwesterly winds may reach gale force on highest routes, giving a significant wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% in the morning, falling to 10% in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 35-40mph gusting 40-50mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C rising to 12C.
- Glen Plus 12C rising to 17C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Occasional low cloud bases 600-800m in the morning, becoming more widespread in the afternoon and bases possibly falling to lower slopes at times. Visibility good below cloud bases but falling to poor in rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 4 Jul
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Strong southwesterly winds.
Sun 5 Jul
Largely dry start with bright spells, but cloudy with rain later. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mon 6 Jul
Another cloudy day with rain possible. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mountain weather information
Sat 4 Jul
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Strong southwesterly winds.
Sun 5 Jul
Largely dry start with bright spells, but cloudy with rain later. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Mon 6 Jul
Another cloudy day with rain possible. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
Including South and East Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire and Angus Hills, Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers, Loch Tay and Ochils