Met Office: East Highland: Printable forecast

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Overview for Monday

Early mist and fog in the straths and glens slowly lifting, otherwise dry with long spells of sunshine but becoming breezy.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	No Risk
Heavy snow	No Risk
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	Low	Winds increasing through the day but expected to remain below gale limits until after dusk.
Severe chill effect	Low	Temperatures low initially but rising as winds increase.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	Low	Small risk of lifting fog producing persistent hill fog over foothills.
Thunderstorms	No Risk
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

No Risk

Heavy snow

No Risk

Storm force winds

No Risk

Gales

Low

Winds increasing through the day but expected to remain below gale limits until after dusk.

Severe chill effect

Low

Temperatures low initially but rising as winds increase.

Persistent and extensive hill fog

Low

Small risk of lifting fog producing persistent hill fog over foothills.

Thunderstorms

No Risk

Heavy persistent rain

No Risk

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Monday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny intervals
0%	0%	0%	10%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Monday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Sunny

Sunny intervals

10%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: East Highlands

Monday
Tuesday
Outlook

Monday

Weather

Early mist and fog in the straths and glens clearing through the morning, otherwise a dry day with long sunny spells.

Visibility

Excellent but moderate or poor in low level mist and fog patches.

Hill fog

Generally patches above 750m but a thin broken layer may develop locally for a time below 300m as low level fog lifts.

Maximum winds above 600m

Southeasterly 20mph or less gradually becoming southerly 30mph, gusts 45mph, by the end of the afternoon.

Temperature

Glens	Minus 5 Celsius rising to plus 6 Celsius.
900 m	Zero Celsius rising to plus 4 Celsius
Freezing level	Around 900m, but frozen surfaces down to low levels at first, rising above the summits.

Tuesday

Weather

A rather cloudy day with outbreaks of mostly light rain. However to the west of the Cairngorm Plateau brighter, drier conditions with some sunny spells are expected to develop through the day.

Visibility

Moderate or good becoming very good or excellent in the west.

Hill fog

Periods, becoming occasional patches in the west, above 750m lowering to 450m at times in rain and over hills adjacent to the east coast.

Maximum winds above 600m

Southerly or southeasterly at 30 to 40mph, gusts 60mph over ridges and summits, decreasing 25mph, veering westerly 20mph or less in the west.

Temperature

Glens	Plus 6 Celsius rising to plus 10 Celsius.
900 m	Plus 5 Celsius.
Freezing level	Above the summits.

Outlook

Wednesday

Rather cloudy towards across hills close to the east coast with isolated showers. However central and western hills look dry with good sunny spells, although cloud increases above the summits during the afternoon. Strengthening southeasterly winds with gales likely by dusk. Freezing level above the summits.

Thursday

A wet and windy start, with some heavy rain around, but sunshine and showers spread east through the late morning and afternoon. Gale force southeasterly winds veering southwesterly and easing.

Friday

A bright start but cloud and rain spreading quickly east through the late morning and early afternoon, the rain heavy and persistent at times. Gale or severe gale force southerly winds developing.