Mountain weather

North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High confidence for largely settled conditions, but lower for shower detail on Monday and Tuesday.

Sunrise:
Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry and sunny. Cold.

06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
00% 00% 00% 00% 00% 00%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m SE
30
SE
35
SE
34
SE
27
SE
27
SE
29
900m S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
17
SE
19
E
20
600m S
6
S
6
E
7
SE
7
NE
8
S
8
300m W
2
NE
2
NE
2
SE
2
SE
5
SE
4
Glen S
3
SE
3
E
2
E
2
E
3
SE
2
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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

Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-4°
-4°
-4°
-5°
-6°
-6°
900m
-1°
-1°
-3°
-3°
600m
-1°
-1°
300m
-1°
-1°
-1°
Glen
-1°
Freezing Level
200m
200m
400m
500m
400m
300m

Altitude above mean sea level
06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1300m
-13°
-14°
-14°
-14°
-16°
-16°
900m
-5°
-7°
-7°
-8°
-10°
-10°
600m
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-5°
-5°
300m
-3°
-3°
-2°
-3°
Glen
-1°
-2°
-1°
-3°

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.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

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

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Dry with bright or sunny spells, cloudier in east. Light southeast winds. Feeling cold with freezing level 300-500m.

Mon 10 Feb

Sunrise:
Sunset:

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

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Cloudy with some snow showers, drier later. Feeling cold with freezing level 600m falling to 300m. Fresh east to southeast winds ease later.

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Summit specific forecast

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