Angus Glens
Monday 31 August 2026 · Lochnagar, Glen Shee and the Angus hills
Why: A low thunderstorm risk remains difficult to time precisely.
Showers or rain at times. Light westerly wind, with cloud coming and going on the tops.
High-ground wind (800 m)
Westerly around 10 mph at 800 m. Gusts reaching around 15 mph at 800 m, with locally higher values possible on the most exposed tops. Starting nearer 5 mph, then strengthening toward 10 mph later.
Walking impact
Little effect on walking, although exposed tops may still feel chilly.
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are possible from the morning into the afternoon. Keep an escape route from exposed ridges and descend if thunder develops.
Rain and showers
Showers or spells of rain at times. The heaviest rain is expected around the middle of the day.
Cloud-free summits
Around 40%. Around 20% early, improving to around 50% later.
Cloud and visibility
Cloud bases mostly around 1200-1500 m. Bases should tend to lift as the day goes on. Cloud is likely to come and go on the higher summits; breaks may be useful but not dependable.
Temperature and wind chill
Around 8°C at 800 m, feeling like 5°C in the wind.
Freezing level
Above the summits.
Daylight
Sunrise 06:12 — Sunset 20:13 — about 14.0 hours daylight.
Overnight · 6 p.m.–9 a.m.Wild campingBetaA damp or wet night is likely, with about 2.7 mm before pack-up. 78/100Good · 600 m View detailsHide details
Full regional overnight outlook
Across representative hills, open-hillside camping looks reasonable around 600 m (78/100). Higher pitches look less comfortable, with colder, cloudier or more exposed conditions. Some overnight rain is likely, so expect a damp pitch or pack-up.
Elevation reference (open ground)
- Wind / gust
- 8 / 15 mph
- Coldest
- 8.2°C
- In cloud
- Unlikely
- Condensation
- Low
- Wind / gust
- 9 / 21 mph
- Coldest
- 7.7°C
- In cloud
- 19% of night
- Condensation
- Low
- Wind / gust
- 10 / 24 mph
- Coldest
- 5.5°C
- In cloud
- 25% of night
- Condensation
- Moderate
Open-hillside guidance across representative hills. Local shelter, ridges, tent design and the exact pitch can change conditions substantially. Read about sleeping-bag comfort ratings, pitching in strong winds or using the wild-camping forecast.
Daytime · exposed rockClimbing & scramblingBetaThunder risk is around 29% in parts of the area; exposed scrambling may be a poor choice. 20/100Poor · Poor View detailsHide details
Full regional climbing & scrambling outlook
Conditions for exposed scrambling across the area look poor (20/100). Rain is likely to leave rock wet; polished slabs, vegetation and drainage lines may be notably worse. Mapped summit-point geology across the representative hills includes granite, gneiss or gabbro, psammite, pelite or semipelite and quartzite; moisture response can therefore vary substantially between crags and routes.
Representative summit-point samples across the region; individual crags and routes may differ.
Generic exposed hands-on-rock terrain across representative summits; mapped summit-point geology is a broad regional sample, not a named-route survey. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. How to use the climbing and scrambling forecast.
Updated 30 August 2026 at 04:40 UTC. See typical weekly and monthly conditions for Angus Glens.