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Friday, 12 March 2010: dawn to dusk
A rather cold northerly airstream affects Scotland's hills and mountains through Friday with some wintry showers in the north and the best of the sunshine expected across southern hills.
| Hazards | Risk | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Blizzards | No Risk | |
| Heavy snow | No Risk | |
| Storm force winds | No Risk | |
| Gales | Low | Gusts close to 50mph over ridges and summits in the east. |
| Severe chill effect | Low | Strong to near gale force winds and temperatures below freezing give a significant wind-chill. |
| Persistent and extensive hill fog | Low | Periods above about 600m in the north. |
| Thunderstorms | No Risk | |
| Heavy persistent rain | No Risk |
| Dawn to 0900 | 0900 to 1200 | 1200 to 1500 | 1500 to dusk |
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| 30% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
A bright but rather cloudy day for the Northwest Highlands and the Cuillins with the occasional, mainly light snow shower, these falling as rain below about 450m. For the likes of Lochaber, Argyll and the Trossachs there will be rather more in the way of sunny spells and fewer showers with many places remaining dry.
Excellent falling moderate or poor in snow showers.
Periods, but occasional at times in the south, above 900m lowering to 600m in or near showers.
Northerly or northwesterly at 20 to 30mph, with gusts around 45mph over ridges and summits in the east.
| Glens | Plus 1 Celsius rising to plus 7 Celsius |
| 900 m | Minus 1 Celsius with a significant wind- chill |
| Freezing level | 600m. |
A bright day with sunny spells and occasional showers, falling increasingly as snow above about 750m. However the showers are expected to be fewer and further between across the Trossachs where we will see the best of the sunshine.
Excellent falling moderate in showers, but poor or very poor in snow showers
Occasional above 750m becoming periods above about 600m in or near showers.
Northwesterly 25 to 35mph with gusts 50mph over ridges and summits.
| Glens | Zero Celsius rising to plus 8 Celsius |
| 900 m | Zero Celsius. |
| Freezing level | 900m, but frozen surfaces to lower levels possible at first. |
A rather cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, falling as snow above about 750m, heaviest and most persistent across the Northwest Highlands. The best of any drier, brighter conditions expected to be across southern Argyll, Trossachs, southern Perthshire hills and the Angus hills. Strong to gale force northwesterly winds. Freezing level 900m.
A rather cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, and Munro snow, but it should become drier and brighter from the southwest during the afternoon. Strong northwesterly winds backing more southwesterly later. Freezing level 1000m.
Rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain, snow over the higher summits, most persistent across western hills with some drier, brighter interludes in the east. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds. Freezing level 1000m.
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