
North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High confidence for largely settled conditions, but lower for shower detail on Monday and Tuesday.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Severe Chill Effect
Mountain weather forecast
Dry and sunny. Cold.
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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Weather (at 800m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 800m) |
00% | 00% | 00% | 00% | 00% | 00% |
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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1300m |
SE
30
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SE
35
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SE
34
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SE
27
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SE
27
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SE
29
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900m |
S
20
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SE
20
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SE
20
|
SE
17
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SE
19
|
E
20
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600m |
S
6
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S
6
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E
7
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SE
7
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NE
8
|
S
8
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300m |
W
2
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NE
2
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NE
2
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SE
2
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SE
5
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SE
4
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Glen |
S
3
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SE
3
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E
2
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E
2
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E
3
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SE
2
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06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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1300m | 37 | 43 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 37 |
900m | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
600m | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
300m | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Glen | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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1300m |
-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-5°
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-6°
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-6°
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900m |
1°
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-1°
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0°
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-1°
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-3°
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-3°
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600m |
2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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-1°
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-1°
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300m |
-1°
|
-1°
|
2°
|
3°
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0°
|
-1°
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Glen |
1°
|
0°
|
3°
|
4°
|
1°
|
-1°
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Freezing Level |
200m
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200m
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400m
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500m
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400m
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300m
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06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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1300m |
-13°
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-14°
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-14°
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-14°
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-16°
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-16°
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900m |
-5°
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-7°
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-7°
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-8°
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-10°
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-10°
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600m |
-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-2°
|
-5°
|
-5°
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300m |
-3°
|
-3°
|
1°
|
2°
|
-2°
|
-3°
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Glen |
-1°
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-2°
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2°
|
3°
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-1°
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-3°
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Additional weather information
Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view
Feeling cold in windy conditions, which will also make for fairly arduous walking on exposed terrain with buffeting of clothing. Balance may be affected at times. Prolonged sunlight and lying snow will cause glare off the snowpack.
Weather
Dry and sunny through the day, after some early fog patches clear in valleys. Turning cloudier in the east through the late afternoon and evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% or higher, falling to 70% in the east by evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Largely clear skies and good visibilities through the day, after any early valley fog has cleared. Cloud increasing from the east through the afternoon and evening, though not quite becoming extensive, with cloud down to around 1000m.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry in the early hours, but scattered light snow showers feed in towards Ben Rinnes from the southeast through the morning, easing off in the evening. Staying mainly dry but cloudy for all other areas throughout the day but the odd snow shower may get over the shelter of the Southern Cairngorms. Another cold day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chances in shelter northwest of the A9
Maximum wind speed expected
Southeast 20-30mph, gusting 40mph over the summits, easing through the day.
Temperature
- At 800m Minus 1 to minus 3 Celsius.
- Glen Minus 1 rising to plus 4 Celsius.
- Freezing level 200m, rising to 500m during daylight hours.
Low cloud and visibility
Fairly extensive cloud down to 700-900m in the east and visibilities falling moderate or poor in snow showers. Cloud more broken in the northwest.
Mountain weather information
Sun 9 Feb
Dry with bright or sunny spells, cloudier in east. Light southeast winds. Feeling cold with freezing level 300-500m.
Mon 10 Feb
Dry with bright spells and variable amounts of cloud by day, some snow showers in east later. Feeling cold with freezing level 200-400m. Light east to southeast winds.
Tue 11 Feb
Cloudy with some snow showers, drier later. Feeling cold with freezing level 600m falling to 300m. Fresh east to southeast winds ease later.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
Includes the northern and western Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath, Ben Alder, Creag Meagaidh, Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch.
For snow and avalanche hazard forecasts please visit Scottish Avalanche Information Service