Mountain weather

North Grampian Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for cold weather to continue into next week. Low for extent of any showers and cloud cover on a daily basis.

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This evening forecast

Cloudy with a few snow showers across the Cairngorms, dry elsewhere. Freezing level 500 metres.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

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

Mainly dry, cold and partly cloudy

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Weather
(at 800m)
Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
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1300m SE
12
E
10
E
13
E
17
E
15
E
15
E
18
E
24
900m E
6
E
7
E
10
E
14
E
11
E
11
E
15
E
17
600m E
4
NE
3
N
5
NE
5
N
6
E
6
E
8
E
7
300m SE
2
SE
1
NE
1
SE
2
N
2
E
6
E
6
E
6
Glen N
2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
3
NE
4
NE
3
NE
2
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
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1300m 15 13 16 23 20 19 25 31
900m 8 10 13 19 16 16 22 23
600m 5 4 7 8 10 11 12 11
300m 3 3 3 6 5 13 13 13
Glen 4 4 5 7 8 10 9 9

Altitude above mean sea level
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1300m
-5°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-5°
-5°
-5°
-5°
900m
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
600m
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
300m
-3°
-3°
-4°
-4°
Glen
-2°
-2°
-3°
-2°
Freezing Level
200m
200m
200m
200m
400m
500m
500m
400m

Altitude above mean sea level
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1300m
-12°
-12°
-12°
-13°
-12°
-12°
-13°
-14°
900m
-6°
-6°
-7°
-8°
-7°
-6°
-8°
-9°
600m
-4°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-2°
-4°
-4°
300m
-6°
-5°
-6°
-6°
-2°
-3°
Glen
-4°
-4°
-5°
-4°
-1°
-2°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

Nothing to add

Weather

The Cairngorms will see the occasional light snow shower, otherwise it will be a dry day with variable cloud cover. Cloud will be most extensive across the Cairngorms shrouding the tops at times.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70%, best chance west of the A9

Low cloud and visibility

Generally good visibility but areas of cloud around 900 metres, with patches down to 650 metres near any showers across the Cairngorms.

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Mountain weather information

Weather

A dry and cold day with broken cloud cover and some sunny intervals. The Cairngorms are likely to see a fair amount of cloud at times shrouding the summits. Bitterly cold summit winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70%, best chance west of the A9

Maximum wind speed expected

Easterly 30 mph

Temperature

  • At 800m Minus 2 Celsius
  • Glen Minus 3 rising to 3 Celsius
  • Freezing level 400 metres

Low cloud and visibility

Good visibility outside of cloud but areas of cloud above 900 metres, this most extensive across the Cairngorms

Mountain weather information

Tue 11 Feb

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Sunset:

A cloudy day with a few light snow showers, becoming drier through the afternoon. Cold southeasterly winds. Freezing level 500 metres.

Wed 12 Feb

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Sunset:

A dry day although a fair amount of cloud likely across the east of region. Clearer skies across Ben Alder and Monadhliath. Freezing level 500 metres.

Thu 13 Feb

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Sunset:

Likely to become cloudy again with the chance of a few snow showers across the Cairngorms, but dry elsewhere. Freezing level 200 metres.

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Summit specific forecast

Mountain summit forecast map

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