Mountain weather

Mountain weather

South Grampian and Southeast Highlands

Confidence

Low for extent of any showers on Saturday. High for changeable weather for Sunday and early next week.

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

Mainly dry although rather cloudy

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Dull Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%

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 N 16mph knots
N
16mph
N 14mph knots
N
14mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
E 7mph knots
E
7mph
900m
900m N 11mph knots
N
11mph
N 9mph knots
N
9mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
E 7mph knots
E
7mph
600m
600m NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
N 7mph knots
N
7mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
E 4mph knots
E
4mph
300m
300m NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph
Glen
Glen W 3mph knots
W
3mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 2mph knots
NE
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1100m
1100m 19mph 17mph 9mph 8mph 10mph 9mph
900m
900m 14mph 12mph 9mph 8mph 9mph 9mph
600m
600m 11mph 11mph 9mph 6mph 8mph 6mph
300m
300m 9mph 12mph 10mph 9mph 9mph 5mph
Glen
Glen 7mph 12mph 10mph 9mph 10mph 5mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
1100m
1100m 2 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
900m
900m 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Glen
Glen 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2600m
2500m
2500m
2500m
2400m
2400m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add.

Weather

A mostly dry day, although the odd light shower may break out in the afternoon. A fair amount of cloud at times but some breaks in the cloud possible in the afternoon

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%, best chance in the southwest of the area

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 metres at first in the north of the area. Otherwise cloud around 800 metres or higher shrouding the higher tops.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast