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Overview for Friday

A very windy day can be expected, severe gale or storm force winds. Blustery showers will be wintry over the summits.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	Medium	Temporary over the summits
Heavy snow	No Risk
Storm force winds	High	Gusts to 80mph or more over exposed ridges and summits.
Gales	High	Gusts to 80mph or more over exposed ridges and summits.
Severe chill effect	High	In severe gale or storm force winds.
Persistent and extensive hill fog	Low	Patches in showers
Thunderstorms	No Risk
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

Medium

Temporary over the summits

Heavy snow

No Risk

Storm force winds

High

Gusts to 80mph or more over exposed ridges and summits.

Gales

High

Gusts to 80mph or more over exposed ridges and summits.

Severe chill effect

High

In severe gale or storm force winds.

Persistent and extensive hill fog

Low

Patches in showers

Thunderstorms

No Risk

Heavy persistent rain

No Risk

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Friday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Sleet showers	Sleet showers	Sleet showers	Sunny intervals
70%	60%	50%	30%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Friday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Sleet showers

Sunny intervals

70%

60%

50%

30%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: East Highlands

Friday
Saturday
Outlook

Friday

Weather

A bright day with scattered blustery showers, these mostly over the Cairngorms and Monadhliath Mountains during the morning, becoming isolated in the afternoon. The best of the sunshine over the Eastern Grampians. The showers wintry above 900m, temporary blizzard conditions possible over the summits. A severe wind chill can be expected.

Visibility

Very good or excellent, but falling in showers, very poor with the risk of whiteout conditions at times over the summits.

Hill fog

Occasional or patches around 900m

Maximum winds above 600m

West or Southwest 50 to 60 gusts 80mph or more over exposed ridges and summits. A severe wind chill can be expected.

Temperature

Glens	Plus 7 rising to Plus 10 Celsius
900 m	Around Plus 2 Celsius
Freezing level	1100m

Saturday

Weather

Mainly dry and bright in the north, perhaps the odd shower through the afternoon. Outbreaks of rain soon pushing into the Southern Highlands, becoming heavy at times. Sleet and snow expected above 800m

Visibility

Good or very good in the north, becoming moderate to poor at times in the south. Very poor in snow.

Hill fog

Patches at 600m to 900m in the north, becoming occasional or extensive 600m or lower in the south

Maximum winds above 600m

Variable 20mph or less

Temperature

Glens	2 to 8 Celsius
900 m	Around 2 Celsius
Freezing level	1000m

Outlook

Sunday

Mostly dry and bright with some sunny spells. Some light rain and summit snow may reach the Perthshire Hills later. The freezing level around 1000m.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy and persistent at times with extensive hill fog. Snow possible over the higher summits. Moderate to fresh easterly winds. Freezing level near the summits.