How windy? (On the Munros)

South to southwest, 60-80mph, veering westerly during the afternoon and easing to between 35-50mph.

Effect of wind on you?

Walking widely very difficult through the morning with severe wind chill. Conditions moderating in the afternoon.

How Wet? (Precipitation and its impact)

Rain for a time, snow showers arriving later.

Isolated drizzle hills at first, mainly hills near and west of A9. Then rain arriving from west later in morning, heaviest on hills near/west of A9. The rain will ease away by mid afternoon with clearer conditions following, but with a few snow showers towards dusk, rain below 600m.

Cloud on the hills?

Fairly extensive higher areas, clearing later.

Cloud will be extensive across higher areas for several hours, especially in rain, above 500-800m, lowest near and west of the A9. However, some fleeting breaks to tops towards Deeside. As rain clears later in afternoon, cloud will break to tops with many hills clearing. Although patches lowering again in snow showers.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

30% lifting to 60% by late afternoon.

Sunshine?
Air clarity (below cloud)

Patches of sun will come through later in afternoon and visibility tending to improve as rain clears. Reduced again by showers.

How Cold? (at 900m)

3 to 5C, dropping through afternoon, perhaps abruptly to 0C or just below toward dusk. Feeling closer to -18C in exposure to strongest winds.

Freezing Level

Above summits, but dropping sharply to 800-900m later in afternoon, then lower into the night.