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Overview for Sunday

Mainly dry and bright, perhaps the odd shower breaking out in the afternoon. Any showers wintry over the summits.

Hazards	Risk	Explanation
Blizzards	No Risk
Heavy snow	No Risk
Storm force winds	No Risk
Gales	No Risk
Severe chill effect	No Risk
Persistent and extensive hill fog	Low	Occasional around 900m, mainly in the afternoon.
Thunderstorms	No Risk
Heavy persistent rain	No Risk

Hazards

Risk

Explanation

Blizzards

No Risk

Heavy snow

No Risk

Storm force winds

No Risk

Gales

No Risk

Severe chill effect

No Risk

Persistent and extensive hill fog

Low

Occasional around 900m, mainly in the afternoon.

Thunderstorms

No Risk

Heavy persistent rain

No Risk

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday
Dawn to 0900	0900 to 1200	1200 to 1500	1500 to dusk
Sunny intervals	Sunny intervals	Cloudy	Sunny intervals
0%	10%	30%	30%

Weather summary and probability of precipitation for Sunday

Dawn to 0900

0900 to 1200

1200 to 1500

1500 to dusk

Sunny intervals

Cloudy

Sunny intervals

10%

30%

Detailed mountain weather forecast: East Highlands

Sunday
Monday
Outlook

Sunday

Weather

A dry and bright start to the day, chilly with frost and patchy mist and fog expected in the straths and glens. The morning will remain dry with the best of the sunshine, more cloudy skies expected in the afternoon with the risk of the odd shower. Any showers wintry above 600m.

Visibility

Good or very good, lowering in any showers.

Hill fog

Occasional around 900m in the afternoon

Maximum winds above 600m

West or Southwest 10 to 20mph, turning south or southeast later in the day.

Temperature

Glens	Minus 2 rising to 9 Celsius
900 m	Zero to 3 Celsius
Freezing level	900 to 1200m, but lower during the early morning

Monday

Weather

Outbreaks of rain and extensive hill fog during the morning, the rain heavy at times. Bright or sunny spells developing in the afternoon with a scattering of blustery showers. The showers wintry above 800m.

Visibility

Moderate or poor at times during the morning, becoming mostly very good or excellent in the afternoon.

Hill fog

Occasional or widespread 300 to 600m during the morning, lifting and breaking in the afternoon.

Maximum winds above 600m

South or Southeast 35 to 50mph during the morning, gusts 70mph over ridges and summits. Veering Southwest 25 to 35mph in the afternoon.

Temperature

Glens	5 to 10 Celsius
900 m	5 Celsius lowering to around Zero Celsius by the end of the day.
Freezing level	Above the summits at first, lowering to around 1000m later

Outlook

Tuesday

Rather cloudy with showers or the odd longer spell of rain, perhaps wintry over the summits. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds over the summits, the freezing level around the highest summits.

Wednesday

Brightest in the north with a risk of showers. Cloudier in the south with rain or showers. Hill fog possible. Fresh to strong south or southwest winds over the summits.

Thursday

Mainly dry and bright with the best of the sunshine during the morning. Thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain could push in from the south in the afternoon. Strengthening southeasterly winds later in the day.