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East Highland: latest pressure
Tuesday, 16 March 2010: dawn to dusk
Overview for Tuesday
High pressure will build over Scotland on Tuesday with settled conditions across all the high ground.
| Hazards | Risk | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Blizzards | No Risk | |
| Heavy snow | No Risk | |
| Storm force winds | No Risk | |
| Gales | High | The southwesterly wind will increase to 35mph with gusts 45mph over the more exposed ridges. |
| Severe chill effect | No Risk | |
| Persistent and extensive hill fog | No Risk | |
| Thunderstorms | No Risk | |
| Heavy persistent rain | No Risk |
| Dawn to 0900 | 0900 to 1200 | 1200 to 1500 | 1500 to dusk |
 Sunny intervals |
 Sunny |
Sunny |
Sunny |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Detailed mountain weather forecast: East Highlands
Tuesday
Weather
A cold start in the glens with a touch of frost. This frost will soon dissolve away leaving a fine dry day across the whole area with bright or sunny spells, the best of these over Lochnagar and Ben Chonzie. The strength of the sun continues to melt the snow making walking heavy. Snow goggles or sun glasses would also be worth packing because of the glare. With the thaw continuing many of the burns are swollen and fast flowing so extra care will have to be taken when crossing them.
Visibility
Visibilities will be very good with hills at all distances easily discernible. The sunshine will sharpen the shadow detail making hills at all distances really stand out and affording some excellent panoramic views.
Hill fog
Nil
Maximum winds above 600m
the southwesterly wind will increase to 35mph with gusts to 45mph this mainly over the more exposed ridges and summits.
Temperature
| Glens | Minus 1 Celsius rising to plus 12 Celsius |
| 900 m | Minus 1 Celsius rising to plus 1 Celsius. |
| Freezing level | Around 700 metres |
Wednesday
Weather
A cloudy start to the day with a band of rain sleet and snow crossing the area. This will clear the east of the area around the middle of the morning leaving a fine dry day with some good sunny spells. This rain will have further enhanced the thawing process so the burns will be even more swollen and fast flowing, it will also be very wet underfoot especially in the lower parts and the higher boggy plateau's.
Visibility
Visibilities will be moderate at best first thing but will soon become good to very good with some fine panoramic views to be had.
Hill fog
Extensive hill fog around 450 metres at first but becoming patches around 900 metres by the middle of the day.
Maximum winds above 600m
Westerly 40 with gusts 65mph
Temperature
| Glens | Plus 5 Celsius rising to 12 Celsius |
| 900 m | Minus 1 Celsius |
| Freezing level | 1000 metres at first lowering to 750 metres |
Outlook
Thursday
A poor day across the whole area being cloudy with extensive hill fog, heavy rain and severe gale to storm force winds across the highest summits.
Friday
A dry start to the day but fairly cloudy. rain moving up from the south during the late afternoon. Strong winds at first easing.
Saturday
Saturday will be a mixture of sunny intervals and scattered showers. Windy with gales or severe gales.
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