Southeastern Highlands Forecast
Viewing Weather Forecast for Saturday 20th April 2019
The southern highlands as far west as the central highlands and north to Ben Alder, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.
Forecast last updated on Saturday 20th April 2019 at 12:51pm
Summary for all mountain areas
Another fine and dry day across many areas with extensive haze sunshine through a canopy of high level cloud. However, a front will introduce fresher, cloudier conditions with some drizzly rain to the W/NW Highlands with very low cloud increasingly enveloping western hills. Risk of drizzly rain more widely later.
Headline for Southeastern Highlands
Fairly warm, some hazy sun through high cloud. Shower risk PM.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 15-25mph, easing to 10mph or less in afternoon.
Effect of wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet? (Precipitation and its impact)
Increasing risk of showers in afternoon.
Very likely dry in the morning. Risk of a few showers developing in the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear.
Hills will be clear for much of the day. However, as isolated showers develop in the afternoon, ragged patches may form on higher tops; mainly hills west of the A9.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine?
Air clarity (below cloud)
Dense canopy of high level cloud, some hazy sunshine breaking through at times. Visibility good, but slight haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10 or 11C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
All mountain areas of Britain from Sunday 21st April 2019
SE winds return for the start of next week bringing largely dry, warm and fairly sunny conditions to many once again; most widely in the northwest where it will become very warm in the glens/valleys. However, increasingly through the week the atmosphere will become more unstable bringing an increasing risk of heavy showers. Initially these will be mainly confined to Wales, but from midweek increasingly these heavy, locally thundery, showers will spread north N England and Scotland introducing fresher conditions. By next weekend, a cooler, cyclonic southwesterly pattern is likely to become established. The ground remains very dry underfoot - beware of grass fires.
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