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.
Southeastern Highlands
Friday 19th April 2024
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Thu 18th Apr 24 at
4:30PM
Brisk northwesterly winds, strongest in the morning for most places, giving considerable chill factor across higher terrain. Plenty of dry and bright weather with well broken cloud often above many summits. Isolated showers in Scotland and Wales fading. A few showers continuing for south Pennines into afternoon.
Chilly winds. Mostly dry, cloud breaks and sun.
Northwesterly 25 to 45mph, strongest in east in the morning, tending to ease slightly during day.
Considerable buffeting and wind chill on exposed higher terrain in morning, lessening gradually afternoon.
Mostly dry
Rare brief snow or hail showers.
Mostly very little
Patches or fragments forming around higher slopes for time in the morning, but likely to clear.
80%
Broken cloud and sun. Visibility excellent.
-1 to +2C. Wind chill feeling like -10C or below in strongest wind in morning.
800-900m rising to 1000-1100m, highest west of the A9.
Southeastern Highlands
Saturday 20th April 2024
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Thu 18th Apr 24 at
4:30PM
Northwesterly 15 to 20mph, locally 25mph eastern tops early in day.
Fairly small
Largely dry
Risk of occasional spots of drizzle developing during afternoon, but many areas likely staying dry.
Patches some tops
Many hills often clear. Some banks of cloud may drift onto higher slopes during the day.
70%
Some early sun, but giving way to cloudier skies from west. Glenshee to Angus plus Ochils may keep occasional sun. Visibility very good.
1C rising to 5C. Feeling like -5C if exposed to breeze early in day, and still sub-zero in afternoon.
Frost in sheltered glens and near freezing on some higher slopes at first. Lifting above freezing to all tops.
Southeastern Highlands
Sunday 21st April 2024
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Thu 18th Apr 24 at
4:30PM
Variable and mostly low speeds, 10-15mph or less.
Small
Little precipitation
Risk local pockets of drizzle mainly toward the east in the morning. Chance of an isolated brief shower forming, perhaps a snow flurry on tops.
Locally covering some slopes for a time
Patchy cloud around some higher slopes in the morning, mainly toward east. Tending to lift and break above many tops. Some central areas often clearer all day.
60%
Fairly cloudy, but some sun breaking through. Visibility very good.
Around 5C, locally 7C by afternoon.
Above the summits
High pressure builds into the weekend bringing mostly dry conditions, lighter winds and mountain temperatures generally above freezing. On Saturday, low cloud and patchy drizzle northwest Scotland. A chilly north to northeasterly breeze for England and Wales, particularly Sunday. Into next week, high pressure stays nearby, initially centred toward the northwest, bringing sunny spells and scattered light showers. Lower temperatures by midweek, near or below freezing over higher terrain, coldest toward the east. Looking more widely showery by late week, again with upland snow, plus hail.