- Home
-
Weather Forecasts
- Weather Forecast Areas
- Avalanche Forecasts
- Mobile Forecasts
- Animated Synoptic Charts
- Latest Outdoor News
- Climbing Conditions
- Mountain Webcams
- Hotels & Guest Houses
- Skiing Checklist
- Give Us Feedback
- Join Our Mailing List
- Join The MC Of S
Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath
If you'd like to sponsor this forecast and reach the thousands of hillwalkers and climbers that visit mwis.org.uk every day, please contact us!
Select forecast - Today / Wednesday / Thursday
Viewing forecast for Tuesday, 9th February, 2010
Forecast last reviewed on Monday, 08/02/10 at 14:55
Click on the icons to either access this forecast in a downloadable document that can be printed and publicly displayed, or for information on mobile phone access.
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive cloud will come in off the sea within the circulation of a large area of high pressure. Where the cloud makes land fall (northern and eastern coastal hills), there will be snow flurries, but to the south of higher mountains, the cloud will for periods clear. Winds fairly light.
Headline, Cairngorms National Park, Monadhliath
Snow flurries. Mostly light winds.
How Windy?
North or northeasterly 20mph, perhaps 25mph on the Cairngorms and higher ridges and tops in the Lochnagar area.
Effect Of Wind?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Snow flurries
Snow flurries here and there Cairngorms and the Lochnagar area - most persistent easternmost hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent across the region
A cloud sheet, base 1200m or above, will cover highest areas occasionally. However, on the Cairngorms and the Lochnagar areas, cloud will lower intermittently to around 700m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20% higher Cairngorms to 80% elsewhere
Sunshine and air clarity?
Holes will develop in the cloud sheet, mainly southwest of the Cairngorms, to give perhaps a couple of hours of bright sunshine. Visibility excellent, but temporarily deteriorating in snow.
How Cold? (at 900m)
-4C.
Freezing level
450m.
Planning Outlook for all mountain areas from Wednesday, 10th February, 2010
High pressure will dominate the weather over all mountain areas for the coming week, although areas of very extensive cloud will cross Britain within its circulation (breaking at times toward the west). The cloud will occasionally give light snowfall, but for most areas falls will be very small, although the Cairngorms will over several days have a few inches.