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Southeastern Highlands Forecast

Southeastern Highlands

The southern Highlands as far west as the Callander area and north to Ben Alder, Drumochter and summits near Glenshee ski-centre (summits within the historic county of Perthshire). Also Ochils and Angus hills.

Today's Forecast

Moderate breeze, fairly small impact
Heavy showers, snow and hail
Poor visibility
Cold
Winter kit required

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Viewing Forecast For

Southeastern Highlands
Friday 29th March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

Summary for all mountain areas

Centres of low pressure will circulate across Britain, bringing areas of rain (snow higher areas, particularly Scotland) which will gradually transition to heavy showers, and extensive fog to the mountains. It will remain cold. However, in Scotland, winds will be light.

Headline for Southeastern Highlands

Light wind, particularly morning. Extensive fog. Precipitation on and off.

How windy? (On the Munros)

Mostly south to southeasterly, in afternoon 20mph, but speeds low in morning, when almost windless on some summits.

Effect of the wind on you?

Fairly small.

How Wet?

Precipitation on and off; risk thunder

Patches of rain or above 500m snow morning. By afternoon the precipitation showery: hail, in places heavy. Small risk thunder.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive, patches on lower slopes, particularly morning

Overall fog very extensive: patches on lowest slopes, which could persist most of the day. Generally by afternoon, cloud base will tend to lift toward 550m; perhaps a few breaks above 750m.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

Less than 10%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Glimpses of sun, if any. Visibility good for periods, but very poor in precipitation.

How Cold? (at 900m)

-1C; probably rising marginally during day.

Freezing Level

600 to 750m; may reach 1050m in places afternoon. Slight frost at dawn some valleys.

Viewing Forecast For

Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 30th March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

How windy? (On the Munros)

Southerly 15mph.

Effect of the wind on you?

Small

How Wet?

Heavy showers, mainly afternoon

Morning: isolated pockets rain (or snow above 450m) but nearly all areas dry. From about midday: changing to heavier hail showers; in some areas precipitation possibly then be frequent.

Cloud on the hills?

Extensive at first; mostly becoming confined to higher summits

Very varied from dawn; some higher slopes cloud free, but most mountains foggy, in places from valleys up. Will change through morning as cloud base rises. From late morning, cloud base often above 750 to 1000m, but lower in precipitation.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

Rising to 30% from midday

Sunshine and air clarity?

Bursts of sunshine and very good or excellent visibility. However, visibility abruptly very poor in precipitation, especially snow.

How Cold? (at 900m)

Around 0C after dawn before reaching 2 or 3C mid afternoon.

Freezing Level

700 to 900m, rising to 1100m or above. Frost in many glens at dawn.

Viewing Forecast For

Southeastern Highlands
Sunday 31st March 2024
Last updated Thu 28th Mar 24 at 6:00PM

How windy? (On the Munros)

Southeast or easterly 15 to 20mph, generally strongest near central belt.

Effect of the wind on you?

Small

How Wet?

Isolated, if any showers

Risk of one or two hail flurries or showers in the afternoon. Patches of fine drizzle in low cloud late in day.

Cloud on the hills?

Nearly all clearing; but very low cloud spreading west late in day.

Patches of some higher slopes after dawn will mostly clear before midday. Higher tops may not clear or clear only briefly, before very low cloud (covering lower slopes) envelops Angus, the Ochils and toward or in evening extends westwards.

Chance of cloud free Munros?

70%

Sunshine and air clarity?

Patchwork of sunshine; later becoming dull from the east; otherwise, excellent or superb visibility.

How Cold? (at 900m)

2 rising to 5C.

Freezing Level

1200m, before rising above the summits, although in lowland and upland valleys widely frosty after dawn.

Planning Outlook

Overall the next week to 10 days will often be cloudy with rain from time to time particularly over England and Wales. However, after widespread hail showers on Saturday, few showers on Sunday (which will also be the warmest day nearly everywhere). Then largely dry Scotland and the Lake District until about Wednesday, but persistent very low cloud (in easterly winds) will shroud all but some western summits in fog. Rain (sometimes snow higher tops) will be more widespread throughout next week Pennines and across Wales.