Mountain weather

South Grampian and Southeast Highlands

Yellow warning

Yellow weather warning in force for South Grampian and Southeast Highlands

South Grampian and Southeast Highlands Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for Tuesday and Wednesday. High for a change to unsettled weather from Thursday onwards.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

This evening forecast

Dry with patchy cloud above 800 metres.

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.
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.

Mountain weather forecast

A few snow showers at first, otherwise dry

00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Light snow Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
20% 20% 40% 30% 20% 10% 00% 00%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1100m SW
12
SW
15
SW
16
SW
15
SW
17
SW
17
SW
13
SW
11
900m SW
10
SW
10
SW
11
SW
11
SW
12
SW
11
SW
10
SW
9
600m SW
9
SW
8
SW
7
SW
6
SW
8
SW
8
SW
7
SW
6
300m W
5
W
6
W
5
W
4
W
5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
4
Glen W
4
W
3
W
4
W
3
SW
4
SW
3
W
3
W
3
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1100m 17 20 19 18 21 23 17 14
900m 15 15 14 15 16 16 14 12
600m 14 15 12 12 14 15 12 10
300m 12 13 12 9 11 10 7 8
Glen 10 8 8 8 10 8 6 6

Altitude above mean sea level
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1100m
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
900m
-1°
-1°
600m
300m
Glen
Freezing Level
900m
900m
900m
900m
800m
800m
800m
700m

Altitude above mean sea level
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
1100m
-6°
-7°
-7°
-8°
-9°
-9°
-8°
-8°
900m
-4°
-5°
-4°
-6°
-5°
-5°
-6°
-5°
600m
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
300m
-1°
-1°
-1°
Glen
-1°

Additional weather information

Met Office Aberdeen meteorologist's view

Nothing to add

Weather

A few snow showers will affect the Perthshire hills and perhaps briefly the southern Cairngorms during Tuesday morning. Otherwise it will be a dry day with some clear or sunny spells

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

60%

Low cloud and visibility

Poor in snow showers and cloud down to 500 metres in association with showers. Otherwise good visibility with patchy cloud above 750 metres.

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Mountain weather information

Weather

Dry throughout with variable cloud cover and some clear or sunny periods.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70%

Maximum wind speed expected

Southeasterly 10 mph

Temperature

  • At 800m 0 Celsius
  • Glen Minus 3 rising to 4 Celsius
  • Freezing level 900 metres falling to 600 metres later

Low cloud and visibility

Patchy cloud above 750 metres, otherwise good visibility on the summits. Some mistiness likely at lower levels in the morning.

Mountain weather information

Thu 23 Jan

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Snow will spread northeast across the area from late morning before clearing away in the early afternoon. Clearer weather with a few snow showers following on behind. Freezing level 800 metres, falling to 600 metres later.

Fri 24 Jan

Sunrise:
Sunset:

A spell of rain, preceded by snow, will move quickly northeast across the area at first. Then the rest of the day will see frequent heavy sleet, snow and hail showers with blizzard like conditions developing at times. Very windy with severe gale or storm force summits winds. Freezing level briefly rising above summits before lowering to 400 metres later on.

Sat 25 Jan

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Cold and very windy with frequent rain, sleet and snow showers. Severe gale force westerly winds. Freezing level 400 metres.

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Summit specific forecast

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